SAUNDERS v. NORFOLK & W. RY. CO.

No. 76-500.

369 N.E.2d 518 (1977)

54 Ill. App.3d 307

12 Ill.Dec. 21

Eugene L. SAUNDERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

October 20, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pope & Driemeyer, Thomas W. Alvey, Jr., Belleville, for defendant-appellant.

Pratt, Pierce & Bradford, Ltd. by John T. Pierce, Jr., East Alton, for plaintiff-appellee.


KARNS, Justice:

The Norfolk and Western Railway Company, defendant, appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Madison County entered on the jury's verdict in favor of Eugene L. Saunders in his action for damages brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.).

The railroad assigns as error on review the denial of its motion to dismiss on the grounds of forum non conveniens and certain alleged trial errors...

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