Chandler v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.

Docket No. 94907–Agenda 14–May 2003.

PAULETTE CHANDLER, Adm’r of the Estate of Douglas Chandler, Appellee, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant.

Opinion filed October 2, 2003.

On January 16, 1997, a motor vehicle driven by Douglas Chandler collided with a railroad train owned and operated by defendant, Illinois Central Railroad Company (Illinois Central), at the Center Street crossing in Tilden, Illinois. Chandler sustained fatal injuries in the collision. Plaintiff, Paulette Chandler, administrator of decedent’s estate, filed an action under the Wrongful Death Act (740 ILCS 180/1 et…