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BRUMLEY v. FEDERAL BARGE LINES, INC.

No. 78-516.

78 Ill. App.3d 799 (1979)

396 N.E.2d 1333

RUTH McKINNEY BRUMLEY, Ex'r of the Estate of Gordon Brumley, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FEDERAL BARGE LINES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed November 14, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond L. Massey, of Thompson & Mitchell, of East St. Louis, for appellant.

Jerome J. Schlichter and David J. Letvin, both of Cohn, Carr, Korein, Kunin, Schlichter and Brennan, of East St. Louis, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KARNS delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Gordon Brumley, brought this action in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 688 et seq. (1970)) to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly caused by the negligence of defendant, Federal Barge Lines, Inc. The jury returned a verdict of $84,000 in favor of plaintiff upon which judgment was entered. Defendant now appeals from...

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