Ott v. Burlington Northern Railroad

140 Ill. App.3d 277 (1986)

488 N.E.2d 606

FRANK OTT, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 5-84-0812.

Illinois Appellate Court — Fifth District.

Opinion filed January 8, 1986.

Rehearing denied February 18, 1986.

Karl D. Dexheimer, of Pope & Driemeyer, of Belleville, and Robert P. Schmidt, of Burlington Northern Railroad Company, of St. Louis, Missouri, for appellant.

John P. Kujawski, of Kujawski & Rosen, of Belleville, and Jeanne L. Sathre, of Clayton, Missouri, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

The plaintiff, Frank Ott, brought this action against the…