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ESCHER v. NORFOLK & WESTERN RY. CO.

No. 79-18.

77 Ill. App.3d 967 (1979)

397 N.E.2d 9

RAYMOND R. ESCHER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Rehearing denied November 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl D. Dexheimer, of Pope and Driemeyer, of Belleville, for appellant.

Morris B. Chapman and Paul H. Lauber, of Granite City, for appellee.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE KARNS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Norfolk and Western Railway Company, appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Madison County entered upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Raymond R. Escher in an action to recover damages for personal injury under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1976)).

The incident out of which this action arose occurred on defendant...

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