Longust v. Peabody Coal Co.

Plaintiff, Diane Longust, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of St. Clair County which dismissed, with prejudice, her fifth amended complaint against defendant, Peabody Coal Company. For the reasons which follow, we reverse and remand.

The events giving rise to this appeal commenced when plaintiff filed an action to recover damages for personal injuries she sustained on August 16, 1981, when an automobile in which she was a passenger collided with the Sugar Creek Bridge in Smithton Township, St. Clair County, while proceeding down Mine Haulage Road. Plaintiff’s original complaint…