YAKUPCIN v. BAKER

No. 79-31.

83 Ill. App.3d 624 (1980)

404 N.E.2d 869

JOHN YAKUPCIN, JR., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGE P. BAKER et al., Trustees, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed April 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Rooney, Sr., of Chicago, for appellant.

Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago (Robert P. Schmidt and Hugh C. Griffin, of counsel), for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

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

The sole issue presented in this appeal is the propriety of a summary judgment entered in favor of defendants.

Plaintiff brought this suit after sustaining injuries while loading a boxcar at the Owens-Illinois plant in Streator, Illinois, where he was employed. The boxcar in question, owned by the Santa Fe Railroad, was identified as ATSF 521394. It was equipped...

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