Legal Opinion
Stephen E. Bebout, Stephen Bebout, and Jon P. Bebout v. Norfolk & Western Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 3, 1993No. 91-2408PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
As dusk settled on the sixth of April, 1986, Stephen E. Bebout, driving with his brother Jon, turned east onto Route 9 outside of Gibson City, Illinois. As they went *1179over a railroad crossing several hundred yards down the road, a Norfolk & Western freight train heading north collided with Stephen’s car.
Stephen, testing recently installed shock absorbers, was travelling at approximately 20 miles per hour at the moment of impact. Although no obstructions cluttered the railroad tracks at this intersection, he did not see either the flashing lights of the crossing post or the headlights on the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Berg v. N.Y.C.R.R. Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1945
- Dowler v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
- Josephine M. HAYES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Knott v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Derrick Williams v. Michael O'leary, Clyde E. Nash, Leroy BanksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Stephen E. Bebout and Stephen Bebout, Individually and as Father and Next Friend of John P. Bebout, a Minor v. Norfolk & Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Stephen E. Bebout and Stephen Bebout, Individually and as Father and Next Friend of John P. Bebout, a Minor v. Norfolk & Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Stephen E. Bebout and Stephen Bebout, Individually and as Father and Next Friend of John P. Bebout, a Minor v. Norfolk & Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Stephen E. Bebout, Stephen Bebout, and Jon P. Bebout v. Norfolk & Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993