Thatch v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

Defendant Missouri Pacific Railroad Company appeals from the order of the Circuit Court of St. Clair County fixing June 7,1974, the date of plaintiff’s initial judgment, as the date from which interest on a judgment accrues pursuant to section 3 of the Interest Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 74, par. 3).

Plaintiff William Thatch initially brought suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C. §51 et seq.) to recover damages for injuries sustained while working for defendant railroad. At the close of the trial the court refused to submit the issue of plaintiff’s contributory…