Legal Opinion
Braswell v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 3, 1965No. Gen. 63-F-6PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEberspacher, P. J.
This cause was originally before the Appellate Court for the Fourth District on an appeal from a judgment in the sum of $65,000 based on a verdict of a jury in a Federal Employers’ Liability Act case instituted by Courtney L. Braswell, plaintiff, against The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company, defendant. Courtney L. Braswell is now deceased and Dorothy Braswell, Administratrix of the Estate of Courtney L. Braswell, has been substituted as a party plaintiff.
On June 3, 1963, the Appellate Court reversed the judgment of the circuit court and entered judgment in favor of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Bowman v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
- Rodenkirk ex rel. Deitenbach v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1945
- Casey v. BurnsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955
- George C. Vaughan & Sons v. DyessCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Needy v. SparksAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Illinois State Trust Co. v. Walker Manufacturing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Taluzek v. Illinois Central Gulf RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- Raines v. New York Central RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
- Rogers v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1978
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