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HAZELWOOD v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF R.R.

No. 4-82-0424.

114 Ill. App.3d 703 (1983)

450 N.E.2d 1199

GERALD HAZELWOOD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD, Defendant-Appellant. — (Hudson Township, Defendant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed May 4, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger D. Lapan and John N. Stevens, both of Bloomington, for appellant.

G. Michael Prall, of Yoder, Yoder, Zanoni, Flynn, Prall & Willard, of Bloomington, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

Railroad crossing — motorcycle accident — wilful and wanton allegation.

Jury verdict for plaintiff.

$30,000 compensatory, $170,000 punitive.

We affirm.

THE FACTS

On a warm spring evening, Gerald Hazelwood was returning, on his motorcycle, from an outing in the Lake Bloomington area. Accompanied...

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