Tedeschi v. Burlington Northern Railroad

PRESIDING JUSTICE McNULTY

delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury awarded Nicholas Tedeschi $100,000 in damages from Burlington Northern Railroad for aggravation of a preexisting condition due to a collision between Tedeschi’s truck and defendant’s train. The jurors also awarded Kathleen Tedeschi $10,000 for loss of society, but they awarded Nicholas nothing for medical expenses, pain and suffering, and disability. Plaintiffs appeal from judgment entered on the verdict. We find that the verdict is not irreconcilably inconsistent, and it does not show that the jury overlooked proven elements…