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TOLSTON v. NATIONAL R.R. PASSENGER CORP.

No. 96-1627.

102 F.3d 863 (1996)

Emmel TOLSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 14, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Mullen, Mullen & Minella, Chicago, IL, Terry N. Brown (argued), Brown & Gavin, Belleville, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Hugh c. Griffin, David R. Schmidt (argued), Leslie J. Rosen, Susan K. Laing, Stephanie A. Burris, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, MANION, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Emmel Tolston brought this action against her former employer, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, known more familiarly as Amtrak, under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60, alleging severe and permanent injuries to her knees as a result of Amtrak's negligence. The district court granted Amtrak's motion for summary judgment on the ground that Tolston's action was barred by the FELA three-year statute...

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