Barrera v. Chicago Transit Authority

FIRST DIVISION

June 14, 2004

No. 1-03-1865

DORIELA BARRERA, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Cook County.)

v. ) No. 03 M1 301096)

CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, a Municipal ) The Honorable

Corporation, ) John G. Laurie,

Defendant-Appellee. ) Judge Presiding.

PRESIDING JUSTICE O'MALLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises from an action brought by plaintiff Doriela Barrera against the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for injuries she allegedly sustained when she suffered from an epileptic seizure on a CTA bus and the CTA employees left her unconscious on a public…