Smith v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad

Plaintiff Denise Smith, special administratrix of the estate of Richard Robert Smith, sued defendant Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, also known as “METRA,” and two of its employees, alleging that Smith was injured and killed when his car collided with a METRA train. Counts I through III of the amended complaint seek compensatory damages from all defendants pursuant to the Wrongful Death Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 70, par. 1 et seq.) and the Survival Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. IIOV2, par. 27 — 6) as well as recovery under the family expense act. These counts…