Legal Opinion
Jimmie Sue v. Chicago Transit Authority, an Illinois Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 1960No. 12891_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASTLE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, Jimmie Sue, brought this diversity action against the Chicago Transit Authority, defendantappellee, to recover damages for personal injuries. The injuries were sustained on June 29, 1956 while he was riding as a fare paying passenger on one of defendant’s buses. He was struck on the forehead by a rock which entered the bus through an open window.
The jury returned a verdict for defendant. The District Court entered judgment on the verdict. Plaintiff’s appeal followed denial of his motion to vacate, for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or, in the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. PillsburyIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Newell v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Shotkin v. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company v. Commercial Transport, Inc., and Edgar C. FrancisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- Ilene L. Ackelson v. Gloria BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by22 opinions
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Pablo BerriosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Sharon Surles, by Next Friend Jayneice Johnson, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., Defendant-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
- Frank Coughlin, Padre Concrete Corporation, A. W. Van Cleave, Jr. And Allied Crushed Stone Company v. Capitol Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- American Standard Inc. v. Pfizer Inc. And Howmedica, Inc., and Biomet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
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