LOOFT v. MISSOURI PACIFIC R.R. CO.

No. 80-615.

104 Ill. App.3d 152 (1982)

432 N.E.2d 1152

DENNIS TODD LOOFT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed February 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walker and Williams, of Belleville (John B. Gunn and James C. Cook, of counsel), for appellant.

Randolph E. Schum, of Paul L. Pratt, P.C., of East Alton, for appellee.


Judgment reversed.

JUSTICE KASSERMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The basic issue presented by this appeal is whether plaintiff's motion for a new trial on the issue of damages only was properly granted by the circuit court of Madison County. Plaintiff's suit was under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1976)) for injuries he allegedly suffered during his employment by defendant. A jury returned a general verdict...

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