McCaffrey v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Third-party defendant, Outboard Marine Corporation, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Madison County entered upon a jury verdict finding it liable to third-party plaintiff Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company. The jury returned a verdict finding for the plaintiff, Robert McCaffrey, against his employer, defendant railroad, on an F.E.L.A. (Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §51 et seq. (1970)) count and assessed damages at *1.5 million. It further found third-party defendant liable to third-party…