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DONNELLY v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO.

Gen. No. 45,141.

342 Ill. App. 556 (1951)

97 N.E.2d 846

George M. Donnelly, Appellee, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 5, 1951.

Released for publication March 28, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THEODORE SCHMIDT, P.J. CRONIN and CHARLES F. WHITE, all of Chicago, for appellant; HERBERT C. DE YOUNG, of Chicago, of counsel.

MARION J. HANNIGAN, of Chicago, for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE SCANLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff's suit was brought under the Federal Safety Appliance Act to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him, an employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a corporation, defendant, in its 59th street freight yard. A jury returned a verdict finding defendant guilty and assessing plaintiff's damages at the sum of $65,000. Defendant appeals from a judgment entered on the verdict.

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