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BREWER v. NATIONAL R.R. PASSENGER CORP.

No. 1-93-1454.

628 N.E.2d 331 (1993)

256 Ill. App.3d 1083

194 Ill.Dec. 834

Chester BREWER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, a/k/a Amtrak, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James N. Vail and Sands & Associates, Chicago, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago (Hugh C. Griffin, M. Elizabeth Bennett and Sandra K. Macauley, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Justice GIANNIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Chester Brewer, instituted this action pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C. sec. 51 through 60 (1982)) seeking recovery for personal injuries sustained by him during the course of his employment with defendant, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, a/k/a Amtrak. Plaintiff asserted that defendant was negligent in failing to provide him with a safe place to work. Prior...

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