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COTTON v. LOUISVILLE & N.R. CO.

Term No. 57-M-5.

15 Ill. App.2d 53 (1957)

144 N.E.2d 789

Paul L. Cotton, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, Defendent-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Rehearing denied November 5, 1957.

Released for publication November 6, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baltz & Guymon, of Belleville, for defendant-appellant.

Dan McGlynn, McGlynn & McGlynn of East St. Louis (Edward J. Murphy, of counsel) for plaintiff-appellee.

JUDGE BARDENS delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from a $75,000 judgment rendered on a jury's verdict in the City Court of East St. Louis in a personal injury action under the F.E.L.A., 45 U.S.C.A. Sec. 51 et seq., and the Federal Safety Appliance Act. The trial court denied defendant's motion to dismiss the action on the doctrine of forum non conveniens. This ruling together with alleged errors in the trial form the basis of defendant's appeal...

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