Legal Opinion
Richard Johnson and Catherine Johnson v. Consolidated Rail Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 4, 1986No. 85-1657PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILL, Senior District Judge.
A jury awarded plaintiff-appellee Richard Johnson (“Johnson”) $150,000 on a general verdict for injuries sustained as a result of a collision between his snowplow truck and a train belonging to defendant-appellant Consolidated Rail Corporation (“Consolidated”). In addition, his wife, Catherine Johnson, was awarded $35,000 for loss of consortium. Given the questions presented to the jury at the close of trial, the verdicts must represent a finding that Consolidated either (1) negligently operated its train, or (2) negligently maintained an extra-hazardous crossing.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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