Gordon v. Chicago Transit Authority

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury found defendant Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) liable in negligence for injuries sustained by plaintiff when she was assaulted, raped and robbed while a passenger aboard a CTA rapid transit train. CTA raises as issues whether the circuit court erred by: (1) denying CTA’s motion for a directed verdict; (2) giving plaintiff’s instruction on CTA’s duty of care; and (3) permitting testimony by plaintiff’s expert as to the ultimate issues in the case.

Plaintiff, 29 years old at the time of trial, testified that at about 7 p.m. on…