Legal Opinion
Magna Bank of McLean County v. Ogilvie
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 16, 1992No. 1-91-0649PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE GREIMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendants appeal the verdict in a wrongful death action in which the deceased, Robin A. LeFebvre, was struck and killed by defendant Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad Company’s (Milwaukee Road’s) freight train at a pedestrian crossing in Glenview which was operated by defendant National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), and where the jury reduced the award for decedent’s contributory negligence by 30% and awarded $914,680 in damages to plaintiff.
Defendants contend on appeal that: (1) the jury’s verdict is…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Peterson v. Lou Bachrodt Chevrolet Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Morgan v. New York Central R. R. Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1927
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. HalseyIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Augenstein v. PulleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
- Chicago & Rock Island Railroad v. StillIllinois Supreme Court · 1858
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Palmer v. CraigAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- Stephen E. Bebout and Stephen Bebout, Individually and as Father and Next Friend of John P. Bebout, a Minor v. Norfolk & Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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