Legal Opinion
Slaughter v. Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 17, 1995No. 3-95-0049PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff-appellant, Amy J. Slaughter (plaintiff), brought a negligence action against defendant-appellee, Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (defendant), for injuries sustained when a bus operated by defendant collided with plaintiff’s vehicle causing personal injury. The trial court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss, finding plaintiff’s action was barred by the one-year statute of limitations found in section 8—101 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (the Tort Immunity…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Fujimura v. Chicago Transit AuthorityIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
- Cooper v. Bi-State Development AgencyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- Schear v. City of Highland ParkAppellate Court of Illinois · 1968
- Hapeniewski v. City of Chicago HeightsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
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