Exchange National Bank v. Air Illinois, Inc.

The present wrongful death action is one of several arising from the crash of Air Illinois, Inc. (defendant), flight 710, bound from Springfield to Carbondale, Illinois, on October 11, 1983. Exchange National Bank of Chicago (plaintiff), special administrator of the estate of Regina Polk Heagy (decedent), a passenger on Flight 710, was awarded $1,500,000 on behalf of decedent’s husband, Thomas Heagy, following a jury trial on the issue of damages. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied, and it appeals, contending that the trial court committed numerous errors, including: (1)…