Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 17, 1999No. 85821Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

718 N.E.2d 172 (1999)

187 Ill.2d 369

240 Ill.Dec. 691

Ronald WILSON, Appellee,

v.

NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant.

No. 85821.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

June 17, 1999.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1999.

Kurt E. Reitz, Ann C. Barron, Thompson Coburn, Belleville, for Norfolk and Western Railway Company.

Eric D. Jackstadt, Callis, Papa, Jackstadt & Holloran, P.C., Granite City, for Ronald Wilson.

2Opinion of the Court · BilandicJustice Bilandic

The circuit court of Madison County certified the following question for interlocutory appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308 (155 Ill.2d R. 308):

"Whether plaintiff must plead and offer proof of…

Also in this document: Dissent.

3Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Consolidated Rail Corporation v. GottshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. BuellSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Doe v. Calumet CityIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Monessen Southwestern Railway Co. v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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