Del Raso v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McCORMICK
The four plaintiffs brought an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act * to recover for the injuries they incurred from lead poisoning they sustained while in the employ of the defendant railroad. The jury brought in separate verdicts for each of the plaintiffs in sums of $14,500 for Del Raso, $12,500 for Dalpiaz, $8,000 for Sybert, and $3,000 for Benson. Judgment was entered on the verdicts. The court denied defendant’s motions for judgments notwithstanding the verdict, or, in the alternative, for a new trial. From these judgments and from the order denying the motions after…
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