Callis, Papa, Jackstadt & Halloran, P.C. v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

Plaintiff, Callis, Papa, Jackstadt & Halloran, EC. (hereinafter, the law firm), sought injunctive relief in the circuit court of Madison County against defendant, Norfolk and Western Railway Company1 (hereinafter, the railroad). The circuit court granted a preliminary injunction, and the railroad appealed. In a summary order, the appellate court affirmed the circuit court’s judgment. No. 5 — 98—0756 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). The railroad then filed a petition for leave to appeal (177 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)), which this court granted. For the reasons that follow, we now…