Secco v. Chicago Transit Authority

This was an action for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff when she was caught between the doors of defendant’s moving bus. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $100. Plaintiff’s motion for new trial was overruled and she appeals on the ground that the verdict was grossly inadequate.

Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred first in admitting in evidence an incompetent school record, and second in giving a certain instruction for the defendant. As to the first part, the record reveals that plaintiff testified that as a result of the injuries sustained she…