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GREEN v. UNION PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 5-94-0112.

647 N.E.2d 1092 (1995)

269 Ill.App.3d 1075

207 Ill.Dec. 599

James GREEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

March 21, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Erwin, Kurt E. Reitz, Mary Sue Juen, Thompson & Mitchell, Belleville, Patricia M. Caragher, Union Pacific R. Co., St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

John P. Kujawski, Christine E. Anderson, Kujawski & Faerber, P.C., Belleville, for appellee.

Presiding Justice MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, James Green, filed a one-count complaint under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1988)) (FELA) against his employer, Union Pacific Railroad Company (U.P.). He alleged that on November 25, 1991, he was injured when the tread of his boot caught in a metal grating, causing him to injure his knee. Various charges of negligence on the part of his employer were...

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