Legal Opinion
Lowe v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 26, 1981No. 80-464PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE KASSERMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs are 26 Missouri residents who are alleged to have been injured as result of a railroad chemical spill which occured near Sturgeon, Missouri. They each filed separate suits in Madison County, Illinois, for compensatory and punitive damages, and the 26 suits were consolidated for purposes of discovery. Thereafter, defendant, Monsanto Company, filed an action, “in the nature of interpleader” in Montgomery County, Missouri, attempting to interplead the plaintiffs herein together with other plaintiffs who have sued for…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- TEXAS v. FLORIDA Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Sidney Roginsky v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Pearl Spence, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Jerome W. Spence, Deceased v. Henry D. StarasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Florsheim v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- James v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Charles Hester Enterprises, Inc. v. Illinois Founders InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- In Re Application of BusseAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Kemner v. Monsanto Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- Pfaff v. Chrysler Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1992
- John Crane, Inc. v. Admiral Ins. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2009
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