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DOWLER v. N.Y., C. & ST. L.R.R. CO.

No. 33307.

5 Ill.2d 125 (1955)

125 N.E.2d 41

FRANKLIN L. DOWLER, Appellant, v. THE NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 22, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LAWRENCE B. MOORE, and GEORGE W. MOORHEAD, both of Paris, for appellant.

HARVEY GROSS, of Paris, and POPE & DRIEMEYER, of East St. Louis, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Franklin L. Dowler, filed suit in the circuit court of Edgar County under the provisions of the Federal Employers' Liability Act to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by him in the course of his employment by defendant, The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $8000. The...

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