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HARP v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF R.R. CO.

No. 76-393.

55 Ill. App.3d 822 (1977)

370 N.E.2d 826

MERLE HARP, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed November 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Wilson, of Burroughs, Simpson, Wilson, Hepler and Broom, of Edwardsville, for appellant.

Rex Carr, of Cohn, Carr, Korein, Kunin and Brennan, of East St. Louis, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

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

Defendant, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in a case brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) (45 USCA § 51), assigning as error the court's denial of the post-trial motion, which prayed for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and in the alternative a new trial.

Plaintiff Merle Harp alleged...

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