Legal Opinion
Bowman v. American River Transportation Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided October 20, 2005No. 99094 RelPublished
1Opinion of the Court 1
Docket No. 99094–Agenda 15–May 2005.
DAVID W. BOWMAN, Appellee, v. AMERICAN RIVER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY et al. , Appellants.
Opinion filed October 20, 2005.
2Opinion of the Court · KarmeierJustice Karmeier
Plaintiff filed suit against defendants in St. Clair County for injuries suffered while working as a seaman aboard a harbor boat. He claimed negligence under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. app. §688 et seq. (2000)), unseaworthiness, and maintenance and cure. Defendants filed a timely request for a jury trial, which was stricken by the trial court on plaintiff’s motion, citing the Fifth District opinion in Allen v. Norman Brothers, Inc. , 286 Ill.…
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