FRANKENTHAL v. GRAND TRUNK WEST. R.R. CO.

No. 82-2139.

120 Ill. App.3d 409 (1983)

458 N.E.2d 530

LILO FRANKENTHAL, Adm'x of the Estate of Harry J. Frankenthal, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees — (Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Defendant and Cross-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed December 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard Ring and Associates, of Chicago (Leonard M. Ring and Judith E. Fors, of counsel), for appellant.

James R. Gannon and Paul V. Esposito, both of Chicago (Lewis, Overbeck & Furman, of counsel), for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff brought this action against defendants Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company and Bruce McTague, its engineer, seeking to recover for the death of her husband following a train collision with decedent's automobile. A jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant McTague. It also returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff against Grand Trunk in the amount of $100,000 but...

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