MRAOVIC v. ELGIN, JOLIET & EASTERN RY. CO.

No. 89-1049.

897 F.2d 268 (1990)

Dragon MRAOVIC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ELGIN, JOLIET & EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Sands, Saul R. Leibowitz, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

George W. Gessler, William P. Jones, Gessler, Flynn, Fleischmann, Hughes & Socol, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, COFFEY and MANION, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Dragon Mraovic was an employee of Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (Elgin). While on duty, he injured his arm shutting a glass window in the lunchroom. He sued the railroad under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. A jury found the railroad not liable for Mraovic's injuries. He appeals the district court's denial of his motion for a new trial. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Elgin employed Mraovic as an electrician. On a cold...

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