Baker v. Chicago Transit Authority

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JOHNSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, Eddie Lee Baker and Lynn A. Douglas, sued the defendants, Chicago Transit Authority (hereinafter CTA) and Robert E. Hardy (the CTA bus driver), in the circuit court of Cook County. Plaintiffs alleged that they sustained personal injuries as a result of an accident caused by defendants’ negligence. The trial court, on October 24, 1974, granted defendants’ motion for a directed verdict. Plaintiff Eddie Lee Baker appeals, and we affirm.

The issue presented for review is whether the trial court properly directed a…