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GARCIA v. CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN RY. CO.

No. 78-1515.

79 Ill. App.3d 757 (1979)

398 N.E.2d 1029

RAMON GARCIA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY CO., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed December 26, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Daley and George H. Brant, both of Chicago, for appellant.

Sheldon S. Gomberg, of Chicago (Charles C. Hoppe, Jr., of counsel), for appellee.

Affirmed in part, and reversed in part and remanded.

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

Plaintiff, Ramon Garcia, brought this action pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1970)) against his employer, defendant Chicago and North Western Railway Company. Plaintiff alleged that he injured his lower back while engaged in track repair when he backed into a railroad car standing...

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