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RHODES v. ILLINOIS CENT. GULF R.R.

No. 1-93-2570.

645 N.E.2d 298 (1994)

268 Ill.App.3d 589

206 Ill.Dec. 293

Cora Lee RHODES, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Carl Rhodes, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

Rehearing Denied January 13, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidley and Austin, Stephen C. Carlson, John F. Svolos, Michael Schneiderman, Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

Jerome Mirza and Associates, Ltd., (Eileen M. O'Sullivan, of counsel), Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice CERDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG), was found liable for the death of Carl Rhodes. The jury awarded plaintiff, Cora Lee Rhodes, special administrator of the estate of Carl Rhodes, $1.568 million in damages. On appeal, defendant asserts that the trial court erred in determining as a matter of law that it owed Rhodes a duty of ordinary care. We affirm the circuit court's judgment...

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