Legal Opinion
Schaffner v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 23, 1987No. 86-1200PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE McNAMARA
delivered the opinion of the
court:
Plaintiffs Jean and Perry Schaffner, as co-guardians of the estate and person of Daniel Schaffner, brought this action after their 15-year-old son Daniel sustained serious injuries when he fell off his bicycle, manufactured by defendant Schwinn Bicycle Company, as he rode the bicycle across railroad tracks owned and maintained by defendant Chicago and North Western Transportation Company.
A jury returned a verdict of $8,235,000 in favor of plaintiffs and against Chicago and North Western (the railroad). The jury also returned a…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Kerns v. EngelkeIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Lowe v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Hazelwood v. Illinois Central Gulf RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- Palmer v. Avco Distributing Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1980
- Reidelberger v. Highland Body Shop, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Schaffner v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1989
- Pierce v. Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1989
- Carrizales v. Rheem Manufacturing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- Central SEC. and Alarm Co., Inc. v. MehlerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
- Velarde v. Illinois Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
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