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BUSKIRK v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC.

No. 81-28.

103 Ill. App.3d 414 (1982)

431 N.E.2d 410

WILLIAM L. BUSKIRK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Rehearing denied February 17, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James McGlynn and John D. Wendler, both of McGlynn & McGlynn, of Belleville, for appellant.

John Newell, Kenneth J. Wysoglad, Lewis M. Nixon, and Thomas J. Knapp, all of Chicago, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff William L. Buskirk appeals from a judgment against him entered in the circuit court of St. Clair County after a jury verdict in favor of defendant. Buskirk filed suit to recover damages for injuries sustained while he was employed as a railroad switchman. His two-count complaint alleged both a violation of the Safety Appliance Act (45 U.S.C. § 2 (1970)) and a violation...

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