Legal Opinion
Zook v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 15, 1994No. 4-94-0129PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lund
Plaintiff Danny Zook was critically injured when a freight train owned by defendant Norfolk & Western Railroad (Railroad) struck the grain truck plaintiff was driving over a railroad crossing on October 21, 1986. Following a trial in Vermilion County, the jury returned a verdict itemizing damages totaling $1.9 million against the Railroad. The circuit court subsequently entered judgment on the verdict. The Railroad now appeals from that judgment.
Zook’s original complaint alleged the following violations of duty: (1) driving and operating the train at a high and dangerous rate of speed; (2)…
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- Grover v. Commonwealth Plaza Condominium Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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