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NEWTON v. FEDERAL BARGE LINES, INC.

No. 79-185.

81 Ill. App.3d 454 (1980)

401 N.E.2d 1276

WILLARD NEWTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FEDERAL BARGE LINES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed March 3, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Mayes and Dan H. Ball, both of Thompson & Mitchell, of East St. Louis, for appellant.

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

Judgment affirmed.

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

Defendant, Federal Barge Lines, Inc. (Federal) appeals from a judgment entered in favor of first mate Willard Newton for personal injuries allegedly caused by the unseaworthiness of Federal's towboat, M/V United States. The issues on appeal are: (1) whether the trial court erred in denying Federal's motion for judgment n.o.v.; (2) whether the trial court erred in excluding...

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