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OVERTURF v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF R.R. CO.

No. 5-88-0690.

195 Ill. App.3d 962 (1989)

553 N.E.2d 1

MARK OVERTURF, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed December 20, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Brown and John G. Simon, both of Coburn, Croft & Putzell, of Belleville, for appellants.

John H. Hustava, of John H. Hustava, P.C., of Collinsville, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Mark Overturf, brought a negligence action in the circuit court of Madison County to recover damages for personal injuries he sustained when he was struck by a train while walking alongside some railroad tracks in Buckner, Illinois, which is located in Franklin County. Named as defendants were the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company (the Railroad), the operator of the...

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