Cione v. Chicago Transit Authority

State: Illinois

Court: 1st District Appellate

Docket No: 1-00-1299 Rel

Case Date: 04/25/2001

THIRD DIVISION
April 25, 2001
(NUNC PRO TUNC March 30, 2001)

No. 1--00--1299

LAWRENCE CIONE,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY,

Defendant-Appellee.

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Appeal from the
Circuit Court of
Cook County.

Honorable
John G. Laurie,
Judge Presiding.

JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Lawrence Cione appeals from an order of the circuitcourt granting defendant Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) motionto dismiss plaintiff's complaint with prejudice. On appeal,plaintiff contends that the trial court abused its discretion indismissing his complaint based on its determination that hisstatutory notice pursuant to section 41 of the Metropolitan TransitAuthority Act (Transit Act) (70 ILCS 3605/41 (West 1998)) wasinsufficient. Plaintiff also contends that section 41 violates theIllinois Constitution (Ill. Const. 1970, art. IV,