Rodriguez v. Norfolk and Western Ry. Co.

Plaintiff Vincent Rodriguez sued CMC Real Estate, formerly known as Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee), and Norfolk and Western Railway Company (Norfolk) on charges of negligence and willful and wanton conduct alleging he was struck by something protruding from a Norfolk train as he walked alongside the train. Norfolk owned and operated the train, and Milwaukee owned the tracks and the railroad right-of-way which were elevated above street level at the scene of the occurrence at Grand and Cicero Avenues in Chicago. At the conclusion of the trial, a jury awarded…