Grimming v. Alton & Southern Railway Co.

Defendants, the Alton and Southern Railway Company (hereinafter Alton & Southern) and the Monsanto Company (hereinafter Monsanto), appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of St. Clair County entered on a jury verdict in the amount of $3,825,607 for plaintiff, Roger Grimming. The jury verdict and final judgment also determined the pro rata share of damages between defendants. Alton & Southern’s damages were assessed at 25%, while Monsanto’s damages were assessed at 75%. The trial court denied both defendants’ post-trial motions and vacated an earlier order allowing both defendants leave to…