Legal Opinion
Hazelwood v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 4, 1983No. 4-82-0424PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mills
Railroad crossing — motorcycle accident — wilful and wanton allegation.
Jury verdict for plaintiff.
$30,000 compensatory, $170,000 punitive.
We affirm.
THE FACTS
On a warm spring evening, Gerald Hazelwood was returning, on Ms motorcycle, from an outing in the Lake Bloomington area. Accompanied by a friend on another motorcycle, Hazelwood was traveling toward Bloomington on Comlara Park Road. It was dark and the weather was clear. Both riders were using their headlights. Riding ahead of his friend, Hazelwood suddenly saw a set of cross-bucks marking a railroad crossing. Quickly he glanced both ways…
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