Boyer v. AT & SF RY. CO.

38 Ill.2d 31 (1967)

230 N.E.2d 173

EVERD S. BOYER, Appellee,

v.

THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY CO., Appellant.

No. 40052.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 29, 1967.

FLOYD STUPPI, JOHN J. SCHMIDT, and GUS SVOLOS, all of Chicago, for appellant.

OZMON AND LEWIN, of Chicago, (SIDNEY Z. KARASIK, of counsel,) for appellee.

KIRKLAND, ELLIS, HODSON, CHAFFETZ & MASTERS, of Chicago, (CHARLES M. RUSH and PHILIP F. JOHNSON, of counsel,) for amicus curiae Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company.

JOHN H. GOBEL, RICHARD F. KOPROSKE, THEODORE G. SCHUSTER, JAMES P. REEDY, ROBERT W.…