Legal Opinion
Akerberg v. Metropolitan Rail
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 23, 1991No. 89 C 6895PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
NORGLE, District Judge.
Before the court is the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. For the following reasons, the motion is denied.
FACTS
The present case arose from a commuter rail accident in Woodstock, Illinois, during the early morning hours of July 4, 1987, in which the plaintiff, Edwin T. Akerberg (“Akerberg”), lost both of his legs. 1 The train involved was owned by defendant Northeast Illinois Railroad Corporation and was operated by defendant Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (“CNW”) on CNW tracks. The train crew, all CNW employees, included fireman Carl J.…
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- First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ward v. K Mart Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1990
- Bank Leumi Le-Israel, B.M., a Foreign Corporation v. Dennis Lee, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Magna Bank of McLean County v. OgilvieAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- Ahmad v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991
- Thomas E. Hale v. Marvin Runyon, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, 1Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993