Legal Opinion

Dawdy v. Union Pacific RR Co.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided August 21, 2003No. 93710Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

797 N.E.2d 687 (2003)

207 Ill.2d 167

278 Ill.Dec. 92

William DAWDY, Jr., Appellee,

v.

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY et al., Appellants.

No. 93710.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

August 21, 2003.

Rehearing Denied September 29, 2003.

Thomas E. Jones, Heath H. Hooks, Belleville (Thompson Coburn, L.L.P., of counsel), for appellants.

Gail G. Renshaw, Richard J. Burke, of The Lakin Law Firm, P.C., Wood River, for appellee.

Joseph E. Kolar, Beth R. Prager, of Baizer & Kolar, P.C., Highland Park, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

2Opinion of the Court · FreemanJustice Freeman

Plaintiff, William Dawdy, Jr., brought a personal injury action in…

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3Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Piper Aircraft Co. v. ReynoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Foutch v. O'BRYANTIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  4. People v. IllgenIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Miles v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1942

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