Frowner v. Chicago Transit Authority

Plaintiff brought suit in the Municipal Court to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by her after alighting from a Chicago Transit Authority bus at 43rd street and Cottage Grove avenue in Chicago. The suit was predicated on her claim that the driver was negligent in failing to provide for her a safe place to alight, and that as a consequence of his negligence she slipped on an icy spot on the pavement and was injured.

Trial by jury resulted in a verdict and judgment in the amount of $800. Defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, as well as its post-trial motions, was…