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Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Abc-Naco

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 31, 2009No. 1-07-0043PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gallagher

delivered the modified opinion of the court on rehearing:

The Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) brought an action against defendants ABC-NACO (NACO), TTX Company and Norfolk Southern Railway Company for damages from the June 6, 2001, derailment of 26 cars of a freight train traveling through a region of the Arizona desert known as Eagle Nest. No one was injured as a result of the derailment. A jury trial was held in which NACO was the lone remaining defendant.

NACO now appeals the verdict against it on numerous grounds, including the strength of the evidence against it. For…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Maple v. GustafsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Belleville Toyota, Inc. v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Ingersoll v. KleinIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Boyd v. Travelers InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1995

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