EARLEY v. LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO.

No. 75-1161.

518 F.2d 55 (1975)

Robert EARLEY, by and through his father and next friend, Charles Earley, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO., a corporation, and Jimmy Dowdle, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 13, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Webster, Alton, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Harry J. Sterling, Belleville, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before TUTTLE, and CUMMINGS and STEVENS,


STEVENS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from the dismissal of his complaint as barred by the Illinois Statute of Limitations. Suit was commenced within the period permitted by the law as it existed at the time the cause of action accrued. The question is whether subsequent statutory amendments shortened the period so as to bar the claim.

Plaintiff was injured on July 22, 1971; he was then 17 years old. He brought suit on January 31, 1974, when he...

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