West v. Northeastern Illinois Railroad

Plaintiff, Shirley West, sued the defendant, Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, 1 alleging that it was negligent in operating and maintaining its train station, and that as a result of defendant’s negligence, she was injured. The circuit court dismissed plaintiff’s claim for failure to comply with the one-year notice provision set forth in the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (111. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 85, par. 8— 102). Plaintiff now appeals the dismissal of her action to this court.

The lengthy procedural history of this case is as…