Walsh v. Chicago Transit Authority

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURKE

delivered the opinion of the conrt.

Helen Walsh sued the Chicago Transit Authority to recover damages for injuries suffered because of the alleged negligence of the defendant in the maintenance of an exit gate on a stairway leading from the elevated railroad platform. At the close of plaintiff’s case the court directed a verdict for the defendant and entered judgment thereon. She appeals.

Plaintiff, a clerk 50 years of age employed by the Gas Company at 3500 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, the sole witness to the occurrence, had an appointment •with friends to take…