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VIRGIL v. NEW YORK, C. & ST. L.R. CO.

Gen. No. 45,668.

347 Ill. App. 281 (1952)

106 N.E.2d 749

Walter W. Virgil, Appellee, v. New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Company, Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied June 20, 1952.

Released for publication June 30, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WINSTON, STRAWN, BLACK & TOWNER, of Chicago, for appellants; DOUGLAS C. MOIR, GEORGE B. CHRISTENSEN, and EDWARD J. WENDROW, all of Chicago, of counsel.

FUERST & FUERST, and SCHWARTZBERG & BARNETT, all of Chicago, for appellees; DAVID ALSWANG, and MARK T. BARNETT, both of Chicago, of counsel.

MR. JUSTICE NIEMEYER delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant appeals from a judgment in a personal injury action based on alleged violations of the Federal Employers' Liability Act and the Safety Appliance Acts.

Plaintiff, a switchman, was injured in a switching operation in LaFayette, Indiana, June 11, 1948. He charges that he attempted to set the air brake on a private car (Business Car 6, a passenger...

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