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EDWARDS v. ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RY. CO.

No. 1-95-3138.

684 N.E.2d 919 (1997)

291 Ill. App.3d 817

225 Ill.Dec. 928

John M. EDWARDS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, a company, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Division One.

August 25, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Freeborn & Peters, Chicago (Weston W. Marsh, Richard T. Sikes, Jr., Gary L. Alexander, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Daniel J. Downes, P.C., Chicago (Daniel J. Downes, Robert J. Drummond, James T. Foley, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice O'BRIEN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, John Edwards, brought an action pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1994)) against his employer, the Atchison and Santa Fe railway company (defendant), to recover damages for personal injuries he sustained during the course of his employment. A jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and assessed damages in the total amount of $450,000, including...

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