Thomas v. Chicago Transit Authority

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY

delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, Louise Thomas, brought an action for personal injury against the Chicago Transit Authority and Otis Parks, one of its drivers. A jury found for the defendants and the plaintiff appeals. She claims that she was prejudiced during the trial by an experiment which was performed by the defendants over her objection.

The plaintiff’s injuries occurred on the evening of December 23, 1965, when she fell or was thrown beneath the wheels of a bus driven by Parks. She had been window-shopping in the area of 63rd Street and…