SCHUTZENHOFER v. GRANITE CITY STEEL CO.

No. 56000.

93 Ill.2d 208 (1982)

443 N.E.2d 563

JOHN SCHUTZENHOFER, Appellee, v. GRANITE CITY STEEL COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed December 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Parham and Robert Broderick, of Pope & Driemeyer, of Belleville, for appellant.

William W. Schooley and William S. Beatty, of Granite City, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, John Schutzenhofer, obtained a $75,000 judgment in a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) action against defendant, Granite City Steel Company, following a jury trial in the circuit court of Madison County for injuries resulting from a work-related accident. Defendant argued upon appeal that a pretrial summary judgment declaring defendant to be a common carrier by rail...

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