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BLACKBURN v. ILLINOIS CENT. R.R. CO.

No. 5-06-0618.

882 N.E.2d 189 (2008)

Xon BLACKBURN et al. Plaintiffs (Delbert Copple, Carl Heinrichsmeyer, and Donald Hyatt, Plaintiffs-Appellees), v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

January 22, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Peters, Mark R. Kurz, Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler, Belleville, IL, for Appellant.

William P. Gavin, Gavin Law Firm, Belleville, IL, for Appellees.

Justice SPOMER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Illinois Central Railroad Company (the Railroad), appeals from the order of the circuit court of Marion County that entered a judgment on jury verdicts in favor of plaintiffs Delbert Copple, Carl Heinrichsmeyer, and Donald Hyatt (the plaintiffs). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

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