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ILLINOIS CENT. GULF R. CO. v. TRAVIS

No. 2011-CA-00091-SCT.

106 So.3d 320 (2012)

ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMPANY and the Estate of Arthur Irby v. Mary TRAVIS, Individually and as Adminstratrix of the Estate of Michael Travis, Deceased, and on Behalf of All Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Michael Travis, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied February 14, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris Frederick Powers, III , Glenn F. Beckham , Greenwood, Edward Blackmon, Jr. , Canton, attorneys for appellants.

Donna Brown Jacobs , Orlando Rodriquez Richmond, Sr. , Ridgeland, attorneys for appellee.

EN BANC.

CARLSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Michael Travis died on May 16, 1997, when a train struck his vehicle at a railroad crossing. His mother, Mary Travis, filed a wrongful-death suit against Illinois Central Railroad Company and its employees (collectively "Illinois Central") in the Holmes County Circuit Court. Trial was held in October 2009, and the jury assessed damages in the amount of $6.5 million. Based on the jury's allocation of fault, the trial...

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