Seipp v. Chicago Transit Authority

This is an action for personal injuries based on negligence. At a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County the court directed a verdict for the defendants on the question of liability and dismissed plaintiff’s complaint at the close of plaintiff’s evidence. Plaintiff appeals from the order granting defendants’ motion for a directed verdict.

Plaintiff presents three issues for review: 1. Whether the court erred in excluding evidence of conduct by defendant Chicago Transit Authority after the accident had occurred to show that the C.T.A. had control over the premises on which the accident…