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RYLANDER v. CHI. SHORT LINE RY. CO.

No. 35137.

17 Ill.2d 618 (1959)

161 N.E.2d 812

ROY D. RYLANDER, Appellee, v. CHICAGO SHORT LINE RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 16, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

STEVENSON, CONAGHAN, HACKBERT, ROOKS & PITTS, of Chicago, (HARLAN L. HACKBERT, of counsel,) for appellant.

LOUIS G. DAVIDSON, of Chicago, for appellee.

SIDNEY Z. KARASIK, and GEORGE W. ANGERSTEIN, both of Chicago, amici curiae.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant railroad in placing for loading at the plant of the plaintiff's employer a defective tank car on which the plaintiff was working when he was injured. The superior court of Cook County entered judgment upon a verdict for the plaintiff...

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