RAMSEYER v. ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO.

Gen. No. 53,216.

110 Ill. App.2d 95 (1969)

249 N.E.2d 120

Betty A. Ramseyer, Individually, and as Administrator of the Estate of Beulah Rill Miller, Deceased, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Illinois Central Railroad Company, a Corporation, Defendant-Petitioner.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

May 1, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruttenberg & Ruttenberg, of Chicago (David W. Ruttenberg and Marvin H. Ruttenberg, of counsel), for plaintiff-respondent.

John W. Foster, Lawrence Lawless, and Philip Seely, of Chicago (Robert Mitten, of counsel), for defendant-petitioner.


MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a petition for leave to appeal from the trial court's order granting a new trial in a wrongful death action for damages due to the defendant's alleged negligent operation of its railroad. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, but upon the plaintiff's motion the trial court vacated its judgment on the verdict and granted a new trial.

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