Legal Opinion
Crowley v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 24, 1954No. Gen. 46,096PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burke
John Crowley, Charles Kern and Richard T. Criche filed a complaint in the superior court of Cook county against the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act for occupational dermatitis resulting from contact with diesel fuel oil and lubricating oils in the monthly inspection and servicing of defendant’s diesel locomotives. A jury returned separate verdicts in favor of each plaintiff, assessing Crowley’s damages at $42,800, Kern’s at $28,900 and Criche’s at $19,500. Defendant’s motions for judgments notwithstanding the verdicts or, in the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Ellis v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Raines v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
- Roderick v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1957
- White v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1976
- Del Raso v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1967
- Mitchell v. Missouri Pacific RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1968
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