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Hannigan v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 18, 1949No. Gen. No. 44,555PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Burke

delivered the opinion of the court.

Alfred Hannigan filed a complaint in the superior court of Cook county against Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained while employed as a brakeman on March 10, 1947, when he fell from the brake platform of a boxcar in defendant’s yards at East Joliet, Illinois. Sec. 51, title 45, USCA, provides that every common carrier in commerce between the states shall be liable in damages to any person suffering personal injury…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Myers v. Reading Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Yarber v. Chicago & Alton Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Chicago City Railway Co. v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
  5. The People v. CohenIllinois Supreme Court · 1933

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Eizerman v. BehnAppellate Court of Illinois · 1956
  2. Holsman v. Darling State Street Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1955
  3. Louisville N. R. Co. v. SteelSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
  4. Rudolph v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1954
  5. Southern Railway Company v. StallingsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958

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