ST. LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO RY. v. GITCHOFF

No. 48947.

68 Ill.2d 38 (1977)

369 N.E.2d 52

ST. LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY COMPANY, Petitioner, v. JOHN GITCHOFF, Judge, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 5, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler, of Belleville (Norman J. Gundlach and Gerald D. Morris, of counsel), for petitioner.

John T. Pierce, Jr., of Pratt, Pierce & Bradford, Ltd., of East Alton, for respondent Stites.


Writ denied.

MR. JUSTICE MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an original proceeding wherein petitioner, the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company (Railroad), seeks a writ of mandamus from this court reversing the trial court's denial of the Railroad's motion to quash summons, service and return. Respondent Winfred Lane Stites, the plaintiff in the trial court proceeding, there sought recovery...

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