UHRHAN v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 5-91-0532.

596 N.E.2d 221 (1992)

230 Ill. App.3d 725

172 Ill.Dec. 942

David J. UHRHAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

July 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carr, Korein, Tillery, Kunin, Montroy, Glass & Bogard, Roger C. Denton, Belleville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas E. Jones and Leslie G. Offergeld, Walker & Williams, P.C., Belleville, for defendant-appellee.


Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, David J. Uhrhan, brought an action in the circuit court of St. Clair County to recover damages for personal injuries he sustained while employed as a switchman by defendant, the Union Pacific Railroad Company (the Railroad). Plaintiff claimed that his injuries resulted from the Railroad's negligence in failing to provide him with a safe place to work. He sought recovery under the Federal Employers' Liability...

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