GAYNOR v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY

No. 5-99-0680.

750 N.E.2d 307 (2001)

322 Ill. App.3d 288

255 Ill.Dec. 726

John GAYNOR, Petitioner-Appellee, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTA FE RAILWAY, Respondent-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

May 24, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Nash, Brasher Law Firm, L.C., St. Louis, MO, Attorney for Appellant.

Eric D. Jackstadt, Granite City, IL, Attorney for Appellee.


Presiding Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway (respondent) appeals from an October 14, 1999, order entered in Madison County circuit court granting a Supreme Court Rule 224 (134 Ill.2d R. 224) petition for presuit discovery. The issues presented for review are whether the petitioner's verified petition for discovery exceeded the scope of Illinois Supreme Court Rule 224, whether the trial court abused its discretion...

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