Mrowca v. Chicago Transit Authority

Plaintiff, Lori A. Mrowca, was struck by a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus while attempting to cross Jackson Boulevard near the crosswalk at Financial Place in Chicago. At trial before a jury, plaintiff insisted that she was one step outside the crosswalk when the bus struck her. Other testimony suggested, however, that she was walking quickly and bounded into the street without looking as much as a car length away from the crosswalk when the pedestrian signal changed to “walk.”

The jury returned a verdict against the CTA in the amount of $850,000, 1 but also set plaintiffs contributory…