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WILSON v. NORFOLK & WESTERN RY. CO.

No. 85821.

718 N.E.2d 172 (1999)

187 Ill.2d 369

240 Ill.Dec. 691

Ronald WILSON, Appellee, v. NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kurt E. Reitz, Ann C. Barron, Thompson Coburn, Belleville, for Norfolk and Western Railway Company.

Eric D. Jackstadt, Callis, Papa, Jackstadt & Holloran, P.C., Granite City, for Ronald Wilson.

Justice BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court:

The circuit court of Madison County certified the following question for interlocutory appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308 (155 Ill.2d R. 308):

"Whether plaintiff must plead and offer proof of physical contact or the threat of physical contact before a plaintiff can recover for the intentional infliction of emotional distress under the [Federal Employers' Liability Act]."

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