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BALOUGH v. REGIONAL COMMUTER R.R. CORP.

No. 1-09-3053.

950 N.E.2d 680 (2011)

409 Ill. App.3d 750

Harry BALOUGH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORPORATION, d/b/a Metra, a corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

May 19, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judge, James & Kujawa, LLC, Park Ridge, IL ( Jay S. Judge , Michael E. Kujawa , Thomas N. Osran , of counsel), for Appellant.

Hoey & Farina, P.C., Chicago, IL ( Steven P. Garmisa , George T. Brugess , Kristen E. Lukaszak , of counsel), for Appellee.

OPINION

Justice PUCINSKI delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Plaintiff, Harry Balough, a locomotive engineer for defendant Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, d/b/a Metra (Metra), was injured when the latches on a trapdoor on a Metra train cab car malfunctioned and the trapdoor fell on his head. At the time of his injury, plaintiff was on his way to move the train car to place it into service on Metra's commuter lines...

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