Legal Opinion
Krywin v. Chicago Transit Authority
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided August 29, 2010No. 108888PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garman
Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Thomas, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.
Justice Freeman dissented, with opinion, joined by Justice Kilbride.
Justice Freeman also dissented, with opinion, upon denial of rehearing, joined by Justice Kilbride.
OPINION
In June 2005, plaintiff, Marianna Krywin, filed a two-count complaint in the circuit court of Cook County against defendant, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), stemming from an injury she suffered while alighting from one of the CTA’s trains onto the southbound platform at Sheridan Road in Chicago. A jury rendered a…
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