Brennan v. Wisconsin Central Limited

This appeal arises out of a collision between an automobile operated by Kathy J. Brennan, plaintiff, and a freight train owned by Wisconsin Central Limited (WCL), an Illinois corporation, in unincorporated Antioch Township, Illinois. Plaintiff filed a three-count complaint for personal injuries against WCL, its employees David A. Koepke and Ronald G. Callaway, and the North Shore Improvement Association alleging that defendants’ negligence was the proximate cause of her injuries. After the close of the evidence, the court granted a directed verdict in favor of defendants on several counts of…