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HOLLIS v. TERMINAL R. ASS'N OF ST. LOUIS

Gen. No. 65-83.

72 Ill. App.2d 13 (1966)

218 N.E.2d 231

Howard Hollis, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

June 15, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberts, Gundlach, Lee & Stubbs, of East St. Louis (Norman J. Gundlach, David H. Bremer, and George P. Mueller, of counsel), for appellant.

Chapman, Strawn & Pratt, of Granite City (Morris B. Chapman, of counsel), for appellee.

EBERSPACHER, J.

Howard Hollis, employed as a switchman by the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, brought suit against his employer in the Circuit Court of Madison County for damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. Trial before a jury resulted in a verdict of $175,000 for the plaintiff. A remittitur was entered and judgment was entered for $125,000 upon defendant's post-trial motion from which this appeal is taken.

On June 23, 1961, plaintiff...

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