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GIBBS v. ILLINOIS CENT. GULF R. CO.

No. 86-1604.

420 N.W.2d 446 (1988)

Kenneth John GIBBS, Appellant, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 16, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Papa and Derald L. Gab of Pratt and Callis, P.C., East Alton, Ill., and James A. Pratt of Heithoff, Pratt & Heithoff, Council Bluffs, for appellant.

John D. Sens of Stuart, Tinley, Peters, Thorn, Smits & Sens, Council Bluffs, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, CARTER, NEUMAN and ANDREASEN, JJ.

McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff, Kenneth John Gibbs, brought this Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) claim against defendant, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company (Illinois Central) based upon job-related injuries. Gibbs' earlier filing of an action in Missouri state court on the same cause of action was dismissed on the basis of forum non conveniens. Upon sustaining defendant's motion for summary judgment, the district court dismissed the present case...

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