CARTER v. CHICAGO & ILL. MID. RY. CO.

No. 63994.

119 Ill.2d 296 (1988)

518 N.E.2d 1031

WILLIAM J. CARTER, as Adm'r, Appellee, v. CHICAGO & ILLINOIS MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 19, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Graham & Graham, of Springfield (Charles E. Holt, of counsel), for appellant.

Knuppel, Grosboll, Becker & Tice, of Petersburg (R. John Alvarez, of counsel), for appellee.


Appellate court reversed; cause remanded.

JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Beverly Carter, while driving a van, was involved in an accident with a Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Company train in Menard County, Illinois, on October 9, 1981. The accident resulted in the death of Beverly Carter and her infant daughter, Tiffany. William J. Carter, husband of Beverly and father of Tiffany, brought suit in his representative capacity against...

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