Hoiseth v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad

The plaintiff, Stella Hoiseth, appeals from an order granting summary judgment to the defendant, Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation (Metra), in the plaintiff’s personal injury action. The plaintiff contends that the defendant’s motion failed to establish facts sufficient to entitle the defendant to judgment as a matter of law.

On November 28, 1983, the plaintiff was injured at a railroad platform while waiting to board a commuter train. In her complaint filed on November 26, 1985, she alleged that the defendant breached its duly of care to the plaintiff. Specifically she…