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SKIDMORE v. GATEWAY WESTERN RY. CO.

No. 5-01-0710.

776 N.E.2d 333 (2002)

333 Ill. App.3d 947

267 Ill.Dec. 196

Edith SKIDMORE, Special Administrator of the Estate of Clifford Skidmore, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GATEWAY WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

September 9, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Brown, Anthony L. Franks, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, MO, for Appellant.

Kevin T. Hoerner, Becker, Paulson & Hoerner, P.C., Belleville, for Appellee.

Presiding Justice MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:

Edith Skidmore (plaintiff), special administrator of the estate of Clifford Skidmore, deceased, filed a wrongful-death action against Gateway Western Railway Company (defendant) in the circuit court of St. Clair County, Illinois. The action arose from a railroad crossing accident that occurred in Lafayette County, Missouri. The circuit court denied defendant's motion to dismiss the case on the grounds of interstate...

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