Legal Opinion
Green v. Union Pacific Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 21, 1995No. 5-94-0112PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE MAAG
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, James Green, filed a one-count complaint under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1988)) (FELA) against his employer, Union Pacific Railroad Company (U.P.). He alleged that on November 25, 1991, he was injured when the tread of his boot caught in a metal grating, causing him to injure his knee. Various charges of negligence on the part of his employer were alleged. The U.P. denied that it was negligent and alleged that Green was contributorily negligent, thereby contributing to or causing his own…
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