GAYLEN W. KLAWONN, Adm'r, Appellee,
v.
RICKEY J. MITCHELL et al. (Hidden Lake Management Corporation, Appellant).
Supreme Court of Illinois.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Opinion filed February 22, 1985.
Rehearing denied March 29, 1985.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Bozeman, Neighbour, Patton & Noe, of Moline (John V. Patton and Max D. Cartwright, of counsel), for appellant.
Ruud & Scovil, of Rock Island (Glenn F. Ruud, of counsel), for appellee.
John Palmer, of Chicago (Francis D. Morrissey, of Baker & McKenzie, of counsel), for amicus curiae Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company.
Kenneth J. Wysoglad, of Chicago (Francis D. Morrissey, of Baker & McKenzie, of counsel), for amicus curiae Burlington Northern Railroad Company.
Thomas L. Samuel, of Cleveland, Ohio (Francis D. Morrissey, of Baker & McKenzie, of Chicago, of counsel), for amicus curiae Chessie System Railroads.
Edward M. O'Donnell, of Chicago (Francis D. Morrissey, of Baker & McKenzie, of counsel), for amicus curiae Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company.
Ronald J. Cuchna, of Chicago (Francis D. Morrissey, of Baker & McKenzie, of counsel), for amicus curiae Chicago & North Western Transportation Company.
Thomas J. Healey, of Chicago (Francis D. Morrissey, of Baker & McKenzie, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Central Gulf Railroad.
Stuart Symington, Jr., of St. Louis, Missouri (Francis D. Morrissey, of Baker & McKenzie, of Chicago, of counsel), for amicus curiae Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.
Wiley F. Mitchell, Jr., of St. Louis, Missouri (Francis D. Morrissey, of Baker & McKenzie, of Chicago, of counsel), for amicus curiae Norfolk Southern Corporation.
Supreme Court of Illinois.
Judgment affirmed.
JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:
On October 14, 1978, the members of the Sitzmacher Ski Club, Inc., embarked upon a hayrack ride conducted by the Hidden Lake Management Corporation, hereafter defendant. Because of a flat tire on one of the wagons, three wagons pulled onto the shoulder of the road. A number of the riders left the wagons, and as the result of being struck by an automobile driven by Rickey J. Mitchell...
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