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OLTERSDORF v. CHESAPEAKE & OHIO R.R. CO.

No. 78-1828.

83 Ill. App.3d 457 (1980)

404 N.E.2d 320

DAVID OLTERSDORF, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Rehearing denied April 28, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago (Alvin E. Domash, Hugh C. Griffin, and Patricia Foy Cross, of counsel), for appellant.

Robert E. Harrington and John J. Naughton, both of Chicago (Harrington & Harrington, Ltd., and Henslee, Monek & Henslee, of counsel), for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

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

David Oltersdorf (plaintiff) brought this action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, for injuries in the course of duty, against Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company (defendant). A jury awarded plaintiff $1 million. Defendant appeals.

In this court, defendant contends the trial court erred in refusing to give defendant's requested special interrogatories...

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