Legal Opinion
Hopkinson v. Chicago Transit Authority
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 28, 1991No. 1-88-3258PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Coccia
Plaintiff Francis Hopkinson, administrator of the estate of Rita Hopkinson, brought this wrongful death action against defendant, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), following decedent’s rape and murder by an unknown assailant at a CTA “el” train station. A jury awarded plaintiff $1,500,000 in damages, and judgment was entered on the verdict.
On appeal, the CTA contends that it is immune from actions for failure to prevent criminal attacks by third persons, pursuant to a retrospective application of section 27 of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 111⅔, par.…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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- Cunis v. BrennanIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by27 opinions
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