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DREWS v. GOBEL FREIGHT LINES, INC.

No. 1-88-2975.

197 Ill. App.3d 1049 (1990)

557 N.E.2d 303

JANE DREWS, Special Adm'r of the Estate of Randall Drews, Deceased, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GOBEL FREIGHT LINES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed May 4, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clausen, Miller, Gorman, Caffrey & Witous, P.C., and Richard L. Berdelle, of Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, both of Chicago (James T. Ferrini, Edward M. Kay, and Richard R. Winter, of counsel), for appellant.

Albert F. Hofeld and Howard Schaffner, both of Hofeld & Schaffner, of Chicago, for appellees.

Cassidy & Mueller, of Peoria (David B. Mueller, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.

Orders affirmed.

JUSTICE MURRAY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Gobel Freight Lines, Inc., appeals from a wrongful death award of $8,336,000 to plaintiff Jane Drews, individually and as administrator of the estate of her husband, Randall Drews. Defendant specifically appeals from the aforementioned verdict, the judgment entered thereon, and the trial court's denial of its post-trial motion for a new trial or, alternatively, a remittitur of $3...

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