High v. Chicago Transit Authority

Plaintiff Shedrina High appeals from an order of the circuit court dismissing her personal injury action against defendant Chicago Transit Authority pursuant to section 41 of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (the Act) (70 ILCS 3605/41 (West 2002)) on the ground that her notice under section 41 failed to state the place or location of the accident. Plaintiff contends on appeal that the trial court erred in dismissing her complaint because (1) she complied with the Act’s requirement that she provide defendant a statement including the location of the accident that was the basis of her…