City of Des Plaines v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.

65 Ill.2d 1 (1976)

357 N.E.2d 433

THE CITY OF DES PLAINES, Appellee,

v.

CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant.

No. 47838.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 1, 1976.

Rehearing denied December 2, 1976.

James P. Daley and Thomas E. Greenland, of Chicago, for appellant.

Di Leonardi & O'Brien, Ltd., of Des Plaines (Robert J. Di Leonardi and Robert S. Minetz, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment reversed.

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Chicago and North Western Railway Company (hereinafter North Western), was found guilty of 18 violations of…