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TEDROWE v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC.

No. 85-1396.

158 Ill. App.3d 438 (1987)

511 N.E.2d 798

JUSTIN J. TEDROWE, Ex'r of the Estate of Susanne L. Rocks, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed July 20, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schmidt & O'Brien and William J. Harte, Ltd., both of Chicago (Philip J. Schmidt and William J. Harte, of counsel), for appellant.

Kenneth J. Wysoglad, Michael L. Sazdanoff, and Robert J. Prendergast, all of Chicago, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINLAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Justin J. Tedrowe, executor of the estate of Susanne L. Rocks, brought this wrongful death action against defendant Burlington Northern on behalf of the estate of Susanne Rocks, the driver of an automobile who was fatally injured by a commuter train in a railroad-crossing accident. Following 16 days of trial and the testimony of 41 witnesses, the jury rendered a...

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