Davis v. Chicago Transit Authority

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE PERLIN

delivered the opinion of the court:

John Fleming, plaintiff-appellant, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying him relief sought pursuant to section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110, par. 72). The dispositive issue presented for review is whether the trial court abused its discretion when it entered an order denying Fleming’s petition to vacate a directed verdict.

For reasons hereinafter set forth, we affirm.

On March 2,1973, John Fleming filed an action for damages resulting from personal injuries he allegedly…