Johnson v. Chicago Transit Authority

Plaintiff, Estelle Johnson, brought an action against the Chicago Transit Authority and its bus driver, Marinus Cooper, for personal injuries she sustained while riding as a passenger on a C.T.A. bus driven by the individual defendant. The jury returned a verdict of $32,385 for the plaintiff, and judgment was entered thereon. The trial court denied the defendants’ post-trial motion, and this appeal followed.

The defendants raise two issues. They contend (1) that plaintiff’s attorney made improper and prejudicial remarks during his closing argument to the jury, and (2) that the plaintiff…