Ernhart v. E., J. & E. RY. CO.

405 Ill. 577 (1950)

92 N.E.2d 96

KENNETH S. ERNHART, Appellee,

v.

ELGIN, JOLIET AND EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant.

No. 31163.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 22, 1950.

Rehearing denied May 15, 1950.

KNAPP, CUSHING, HERSHBERGER & STEVENSON, of Chicago, (HARLAN L. HACKBERT, of counsel,) for appellant.

JOSEPH D. RYAN, and LOUIS P. MILLER, both of Chicago, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

In an action in the superior court of Cook County under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, (45 U.S.C.A. par. 51 et seq.), the plaintiff, Kenneth S. Ernhart, recovered a judgment of $40,000 for…