BRIDGEMAN v. TERMINAL R.R. ASS'N

No. 5-88-0491.

195 Ill. App.3d 966 (1990)

552 N.E.2d 1146

EVELYN BRIDGEMAN, Special Adm'r of the Estate of Charles Bridgeman, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TERMINAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed March 16, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler, of Belleville (Richard M. Roessler and Thomas R. Peters, of counsel), for appellant.

Brennan, Cates & Constance, P.C., of Belleville (Rosemary D. McGuire, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE RARICK delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA), appeals from the judgment entered in favor of plaintiff, Evelyn Bridgeman, as special administrator of the estate of Charles Bridgeman, deceased, after a jury trial in the circuit court of Madison County, awarding her $300,000 in damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1982)) in...

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