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BLAND v. NORFOLK & WESTERN RY. CO.

No. 63259.

116 Ill.2d 217 (1987)

506 N.E.2d 1291

FRANCIS E. BLAND, Appellee, v. NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed February 20, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thompson & Mitchell, of Belleville (Thomas W. Alvey, Jr., and Edward S. Bott, Jr., of counsel), for appellant.

Jon G. Carlson, Philip B. Alfeld and Roy C. Dripps, of Talbert, Carlson & Mallon, P.C., of Alton, for appellee.

Donald E. Engle and Laurie A. Zenner, of Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly, of St. Paul, Minnesota, for amici curiae Burlington Northern Railroad Company et al.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Francis E. Bland (Bland), brought an action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C. sec. 51 et seq. (1976)) in the circuit court of Madison County against the defendant, Norfolk and Western Railway Company (Norfolk), to recover for personal injuries suffered during the course of his employment with...

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