Renner v. Grand Trunk Western R.R. Co

In Renner v. Grand Trunk Western R.R. Co., 263 Ill. App. 3d 547, 641 N.E.2d 1, 204 Ill. Dec. 42 (1994) a child sued a railroad engineer from Michigan, alleging that the engineer negligently ran a train over the child's legs in Illinois. The court distinguished Rollins on grounds that Ellwood's employer ordered Ellwood to go to Illinois, and the paramilitary nature of police organizations compelled Ellwood to obey. The engineer, however, "failed to show that the acts giving rise to his status as a defendant in this suit were compelled by the order of his employer." Renner, 263 Ill. App. 3d at 551.