Legal Opinion
Daniels v. Union Pacific Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 9, 2009No. 1-08-2010PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE ROBERT E. GORDON
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff Rodney L. Daniels, age 57, filed a two-count complaint under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C. §§51 through 60 (2000)), against his employer, defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company, seeking damages for permanent injuries to his back. Count I of plaintiffs complaint alleged that he injured his back on October 3, 2007, when “the high-rail wheels dropped on the work truck he was in and [he] was caused to be severely and permanently injured.” Count II of plaintiffs complaint alleged that his back…
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