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ZIMMERMAN v. ILLINOIS CENT. GULF R.R. CO.

No. 1-90-3539.

581 N.E.2d 359 (1991)

220 Ill. App.3d 945

163 Ill.Dec. 408

Robert W. ZIMMERMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

October 18, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Motherway & Glenn (Nicholas J. Motherway, of counsel), Chicago, for plaintiff-appellant.

Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly (David C. Bohrer, Thomas J. Healey, of counsel), Harbor Belt R.R. Co.; Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago (Hugh C. Griffin, Sandra K. Macauley, Peter R. Reilly, Deputy Gen. Counsel, AMTRAK, Gary L. Crosby, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R.R., Woodrow M. Cunningham, Gen. Counsel, Belt R.R. of Chicago, Kenneth J. Wysoglad, Burlington Northern R.R. Co., James P. Daley, Sr. Vice-President Law/ Gen. Counsel/Secretary, Chicago & North Western Transp. Co., Michael J. Daley, Chicago South Shore & South Bend R. Co., Lucy S.L. Amerman, Gen. Counsel-Litigation CONRAIL, Robert N. Gentile, Gen. Counsel, Elgin, Joliet & Eastern R.R., John A. Ponitz, Vice-President of Law—Grand Trunk Western R.R., Roger Serpe, Gen. Counsel, Indiana Harbor Belt R. Co., of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Presiding Justice RAKOWSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal we are asked to decide whether a negligently inflicted emotional injury is compensable pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1986) (FELA). The trial court held that it was not and entered summary judgment for defendant. We agree and therefore affirm.

Plaintiff was employed by the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (IC) as a claim agent...

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