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· 9/20/1977

Fujimura v. Chicago Transit Authority

Citations

  • 368 N.E.2d 105
  • 67 Ill. 2d 506
  • 10 Ill. Dec. 619
  • 1977 Ill. LEXIS 346

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding public transit authority is a “public carrier” that “owes those whom it serves the highest degree of care”
  • explaining that the Chicago Transit Authority is a common carrier that “performs a unique governmental function”
  • the “unique function and activities” of the CTA distinguish it from other public entities thereby justifying a shorter notice period than that required under the Tort Immunity Act

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Judges: Underwood

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