Phelps v. Chicago Transit Authority

PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, J. Christopher Phelps, brought a negligence action against the defendant, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), to recover damages for injuries he sustained when he was beaten by fellow passengers on a CTA bus. The jury returned a verdict against the CTA and in favor of the plaintiff and awarded damages in the amount of $120,000. The CTA appeals, contending that the trial court erred in allowing the plaintiff’s treating physician to testify concerning the permanent nature of the plaintiff’s injuries based on an…