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JOHNSON v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP.

No. 85-1657.

797 F.2d 1440 (1986)

Richard JOHNSON and Catherine Johnson, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 4, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward A. Chapleau, Chapleau Farabaugh & Wozniak, South Bend, Ind., for defendant-appellant.

Paul B. Kusbach, South Bend, Ind., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, COFFEY, Circuit Judge, and WILL, Senior District Judge.

WILL, Senior District Judge.

A jury awarded plaintiff-appellee Richard Johnson ("Johnson") $150,000 on a general verdict for injuries sustained as a result of a collision between his snowplow truck and a train belonging to defendant-appellant Consolidated Rail Corporation ("Consolidated"). In addition, his wife, Catherine Johnson, was awarded $35,000 for loss of consortium. Given the questions presented to the jury at the close of trial, the verdicts must represent...

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