Antol v. Chavez-Pereda

FIFTH DIVISION October , 1996 No. 1-95-0959 ALEKSANDER ANTOL, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) ) LIBORIO CHAVEZ-PEREDA, ) ) No. 88 L 22578 Defendant, ) ) and ) ) CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, ) a Municipal corporation, ) The Honorable ) Edward G. Finnegan Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding JUSTICE HOURIHANE delivered the opinion of the court: Following a jury trial, plaintiff, Aleksander Antol (Antol), was awarded $4.5 million for personal injuries he sustained as the result of an accident involving his motorcycle and a station wagon driven by…