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FICKEN v. ALTON & SOUTHERN RY. CO.

No. 5-95-0338.

685 N.E.2d 1 (1996)

291 Ill. App.3d 635

226 Ill.Dec. 187

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

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Granted August 21, 1996.

Order Granting Rehearing Vacated September 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Jones; Leslie G. Offergeld; Walker and Williams, P.C., Belleville, for Defendant-Appellant.

Jon Carlson; Carlson, Wendler & Sanderson, P.C., Edwardsville, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Roger Ficken, brought this action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C.A. § 51 (West 1986)) (FELA) to recover damages allegedly caused by defendant Alton & Southern Railway Company's negligence in failing to provide a reasonably safe place to work. The jury returned a verdict for Ficken. We affirm.

Alton & Southern operates a switching railroad. Freight railroads bring...

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