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FIRST NAT'L BK. v. ILL. CENTRAL GULF R.R.

No. 14549.

62 Ill. App.3d 36 (1978)

378 N.E.2d 1329

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NORMAL, Adm'r of the Estate of Kenneth A. Wilson, Deceased, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Rehearing denied August 10, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Woods & Bates, of Lincoln, and Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago (Dick H. Woods, Jr., Charles A. Adamek, and Hugh C. Griffin, of counsel), for appellant.

Jerome Mirza, of Bloomington, for appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

Railroad crossing.

Fatality.

Wilful and wanton misconduct.

Jury found for plaintiffs.

Verdict: $402,496.84.

We affirm.

This suit was brought after Kenneth Wilson was killed when his pickup truck was struck by a passenger train at the Elm Street crossing in Atlanta, Illinois. The defendant,...

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