Ohio Supreme Court May 22, 2002, No. 2000-2278 (Bonacorsi v. Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co.)

Douglas, J.

{¶ 1} In July 1996, plaintiff-appellant, Cris A. Bonacorsi, was seriously injured1 when the motorcycle he was driving collided with the engine of a freight train at a railroad crossing on Howe Road in Brimfield Township, Ohio. The train was owned and operated by defendant-appellee, Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company (“W&LE”).