1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.E.2d
  4. 826 N.E.2d
  5. 826 N.E.2d 1021 (2005)
 

SUTHERLAND v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RY. CO.

No. 1-04-1631.

826 N.E.2d 1021 (2005)

356 Ill. App.3d 620

292 Ill.Dec. 585

Joseph M. SUTHERLAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

March 28, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Bishof, Jr., Law Office of John Bishof, Chicago, for Appellant.

Raymond H. Groble III, Daley & Mohan, P.C.; James S. Whitehead, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, LLP, Chicago, for Appellee.

Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Joseph M. Sutherland filed a three-count complaint against his former employer, Norfolk Southern Railway Company (Norfolk Southern). Counts I and II sought relief under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (2000)) and the Federal Boiler Inspection Act (FBIA) (49 U.S.C. § 20701 (2000)), respectively, for personal injuries Sutherland sustained while employed...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases