ISBELL v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 5-99-0558.

745 N.E.2d 53 (2001)

318 Ill. App.3d 1011

253 Ill.Dec. 279

Jonathan ISBELL, as Administrator of the Estate of Steven A. Kelso, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant (Donald F. Cain and Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, d/b/a Union Pacific Railroad Company, Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

January 25, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Jones, Leslie G. Offergeld, Walker & Williams, P.C., Belleville, IL; Dan H. Ball, Kurt E. Reitz, Ann C. Barron, Thompson Coburn LLP, Belleville, IL, for Appellant.

Jon G. Carlson, Eric J. Carlson, Carlson & Carlson, P.C., Edwardsville Professional Park, Edwardsville, IL, for Appellee.


Justice HOPKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Union Pacific Railroad Company (defendant), appeals a jury verdict for Jonathan Isbell (plaintiff) as administrator of the estate of Steven A. Kelso, in plaintiff's cause of action for negligence against defendant. Plaintiff's counts against Donald F. Cain and Missouri Pacific Railroad Company were dismissed at the trial, so defendant and plaintiff are the only parties...

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