Legal Opinion
Pothier v. Chicago Transit Authority
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 23, 1992No. 1-91-2248PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE BUCKLEY
delivered the opinion of the court:
Anita Pothier (plaintiff) brought a personal injury action against the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to recover damages for injuries she allegedly sustained as she alighted from a CTA bus. The trial court granted the CTA’s motion to dismiss (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 110, par. 2 — 619) on the ground that plaintiff’s claim was barred because she failed to give proper written notice within six months of the accident as required by section 41 of the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 1112/3, par. 341). On…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Pantle v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
- Kinsey v. ThompsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1963
- Suing v. CattonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
- Myers v. Centralia Cartage Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- Murphy v. Chicago Transit AuthorityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Dimeo v. Chicago Transit AuthorityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
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