Petrove v. GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD CO.

Following a jury trial, plaintiffs received a verdict of $2,310,000 against defendant Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company. The verdict was later reduced by a settlement setoff of $642,950 and the jury’s finding of sixty-six percent fault attributable to plaintiff Deborah Petrove. Defendant appeals as of right. We affirm.

On the morning of January 13, 1982, plaintiff Deborah Petrove, who was driving a 1980 Volks wagen, travelled west on Elmwood Road toward the Village of Leonard to where she collided with a northbound train owned and operated by defendant railroad. At the time of the incident,…