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STEPHENS v. INLAND TUGS CO.

No. 75-427.

44 Ill. App.3d 485 (1976)

358 N.E.2d 324

JAMES STEPHENS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. INLAND TUGS COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Rehearing denied December 28, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Murphy, of Lucas & Murphy, of St. Louis, and Malcolm D. Durr, of Alton, for appellant.

John F. O'Connell, of O'Connell & Waller, of Belleville, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Madison County, wherein the trial court denied the defendant's post-trial motion after a jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $85,000 in an action based on negligence under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 688 (1970)) and unseaworthiness under General Maritime Law.

Plaintiff James Stephens was...

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