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AMOS v. NORFOLK & WESTERN RY. CO.

No. 5-88-0352.

191 Ill. App.3d 637 (1989)

548 N.E.2d 96

EDGAR L. AMOS, JR., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed December 6, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Alvey, Jr., and Kurt E. Reitz, both of Thompson & Mitchell, of Belleville, for appellant.

Glenn E. Bradford and Terrence V. O'Leary, both of Morris B. Chapman & Associates, Ltd., of Granite City, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Norfolk & Western Railway Company, appeals from a judgment entered against it January 22, 1988, by the circuit court of Madison County. A jury had rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff, Edgar L. Amos, Jr., in his Federal Employer's Liability Act action against defendant in the amount of $800,000 for injuries sustained while employed by defendant railroad.

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