WILLIAMS v. EAST ST. LOUIS JUNCTION R. CO.

Term No. 52-O-26.

349 Ill. App. 296 (1953)

110 N.E.2d 700

John W. Williams, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. East St. Louis Junction Railroad Company, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois.

Released for publication March 4, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LOUIS BEASLEY, of East St. Louis, for appellant.

OEHMKE & DUNHAM, of East St. Louis, for appellee; HOWARD F. BOMAN, of East St. Louis, of counsel.


MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BARDENS delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff brought this action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. Trial was had before a jury resulting in a verdict in plaintiff's favor in the sum of $10,000. Defendant filed motion for judgment n.o.v. and motion for new trial. The trial court granted defendant's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and in the alternative granted a new trial on the ground that the verdict was against...

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