FICKEN v. ALTON & SOUTHERN RY. CO.

No. 5-91-0513.

625 N.E.2d 1172 (1993)

255 Ill. App.3d 1047

193 Ill.Dec. 51

Roger FICKEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALTON & SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

December 30, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon G. Carlson, Edwardsville, for plaintiff-appellant.

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


Justice GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Roger Ficken, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Madison County entered after the jury returned a general verdict in favor of defendant, Alton & Southern Railroad Company, in this action brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. (1986)). In this cause, plaintiff raises two issues: (1) whether the jury verdict was against the manifest...

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