AXE v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RY. CO.

No. 5-11-0277.

972 N.E.2d 243 (2012)

Bill A. AXE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Consolidated Rail Corporation, and American Premier Underwriters, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Motion to Publish Granted June 27, 2012.

Opinion Filed June 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard B. Schneller , R. Seth Crompton , Holland, Groves, Schneller & Stolze, LLC, St. Louis, MO, for Appellant.

Kurt E. Reitz , Crystal M. Campbell , Thompson Coburn LLP, Belleville, IL, for Appellees.


OPINION

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

¶ 1 On August 23, 2010, the plaintiff, Bill A. Axe, a retired railroad conductor, filed his complaint seeking damages against his former employers, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Consolidated Rail Corporation, and American Premier Underwriters, Inc. (formerly known as Penn Central Transportation Company),1 pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability...

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