Sims v. Chicago Transit Authority

In a proceeding for damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff, Vera Sims, when she was struck by a streetcar, the circuit court of Cook County entered a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $25,000, which the Appellate Court reversed, and entered judgment notwithstanding the verdict for defendant Chicago Transit Authority. This court has allowed plaintiff’s petition for leave to appeal therefrom, and the cause presents the single question of law of whether the judgment notwithstanding the verdict was proper.

In adjudging the propriety of that judgment,…