LASSWELL v. TOLEDO, PEORIA & WESTERN R.R. CO.

No. 75-256.

41 Ill. App.3d 568 (1976)

354 N.E.2d 25

DENNIS L. LASSWELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TOLEDO, PEORIA & WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed August 23, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cassidy, Cassidy & Mueller, of Peoria (David B. Mueller, of counsel), for appellant.

Crissey, Kost & Downs, of Lewistown (Lachlan Crissey, of counsel), for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE STENGEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Dennis Lasswell brought this action in the Circuit Court of Fulton County to recover for personal injuries and property damage sustained when his automobile was struck by a Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad Company train at defendant's crossing on a township gravel road west of Cuba, Illinois. Defendant's motions for a directed verdict at the close of plaintiff's case and at the...

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