Legal Opinion
AG Farms, Inc. v. American Premier Underwriters, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 15, 1998No. 5-97-0847PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE GARMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs AG Farms, Inc., and Harry and Imogene Van Deveer appeal from the May 26, 1997, order of the circuit court of Moultrie County dismissing their lawsuit and withdrawing initial certification of a class action.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1872 or thereabouts, the Paris & Decatur Railroad (P&DRR) constructed a railroad between Arthur and Hervey City, Illinois. On September 10, 1984, Penn Central Corporation (Penn Central), the successor railroad to the P&DRR, notified the Illinois Department of Transportation by letter of its intention to…
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