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PETERSON v. NORFOLK & WESTERN RY. CO.

No. 13569.

42 Ill. App.3d 570 (1976)

356 N.E.2d 391

IRENE M. PETERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed October 14, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank H. Byers, of Byers & Hendrian, of Decatur, for appellant.

Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson & Sly, of Decatur (Nicholas J. Neiers and Keith W. Casteel, of counsel), for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Irene M. Peterson, an employee of the defendant railroad, filed a complaint based upon the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.) alleging she had been injured during the course of her employment. The circuit court of Macon County granted defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint and entered judgment for defendant. The plaintiff...

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