Edwards v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co.

FIRST DIVISION

August 25, 1997

No. 1-95-3138

JOHN M. EDWARDS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA and SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, a company,

Defendant-Appellant.)))))))))

Appeal from the

Circuit Court of

Cook County

Honorable

Cyril J. Watson,

Judge Presiding.

Plaintiff, John Edwards, brought an action pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq . (1994)) against his employer, the Atchison and Santa Fe railway company (defendant), to recover damages for personal injuries he sustained during the course of his employment. A jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and…