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McCORKEL v. PENNSYLVANIA R. CO.

Gen. No. 47,944.

32 Ill. App.2d 193 (1961)

177 N.E.2d 369

Daniel B. McCorkel, Appellant, v. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a Corporation, Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

Rehearing denied October 20, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harrison M. Fuerst, of Chicago, for appellant.

Robert H. Bierma, A.L. Foster, and Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz & Masters, of Chicago (Max E. Wildman and Fredrick W. Temple, of counsel) for appellee.

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

This is a Federal Employers' Liability case, in which plaintiff appeals from a judgment for defendant, entered on a not guilty verdict. The plaintiff, Daniel B. McCorkel, a locomotive engineer employed by defendant, seeks to recover for a severe hearing loss, which he claims was caused by the negligent operation of horns on defendant's diesel locomotives.

Plaintiff was born on September 2, 1892...

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