MARTIN v. ILLINOIS CENT. GULF R.R.

No. 1-90-0998.

606 N.E.2d 9 (1991)

237 Ill. App.3d 910

179 Ill.Dec. 177

Catherine C. MARTIN, as Special Administrator of the Estate of David Martin, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied December 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams & Montgomery, Ltd., Chicago (James K. Horstman, Barry L. Kroll, Mark A. Miller, and Lloyd E. Williams, Jr., of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Ialongo & Meyer, Chicago (James G. Meyer, A. Mark Ialongo, and Fred Lambruschi, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court.

This appeal arises from a railroad crossing accident that occurred on December 8, 1981, when a vehicle driven by David Martin collided with a train in Lemont, Illinois. Plaintiff, Catherine Martin, as special administrator of the estate of David Martin, deceased, brought suit against defendant, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (the Railroad). The circuit court of Cook County entered judgment on jury verdicts in favor...

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