Legal Opinion
Watson v. Chicago Transit Authority
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 17, 1973No. 55921PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiffs, Charles Watson and Levi Jackson, were injured while boarding a Chicago Transit Authority bus. They sued for damages allegedly-caused by the defendants, the C.T.A., Wade Simmons the operator of the bus, Walter Jones the driver of an automobile, the proprietors of a bowling alley which sold intoxicating liquor to Jones, and the owner of the building occupied by the bowling alley. A settlement was reached with the dram shop defendants. At the close of the evidence the court directed a verdict against Jones on the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ney v. Yellow Cab Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Wagner v. KeplerIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
- Yellow Cab Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1947
- Moore v. Checker Taxi Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1971
- Lutz v. Chicago Transit AuthorityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1962
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Rosos Litho Supply Corp. v. HansenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Mattyasovszky v. West Towns Bus Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1974
- Sears v. Kois Bros. Equipment, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- Donna Hylin, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Donald Hylin, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Ferdinand v. Yellow Cab Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1976
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