Schutzenhofer v. Granite City Steel Co.

93 Ill.2d 208 (1982)

443 N.E.2d 563

JOHN SCHUTZENHOFER, Appellee,

v.

GRANITE CITY STEEL COMPANY, Appellant.

No. 56000.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed December 17, 1982.

James R. Parham and Robert Broderick, of Pope & Driemeyer, of Belleville, for appellant.

William W. Schooley and William S. Beatty, of Granite City, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Plaintiff, John Schutzenhofer, obtained a $75,000 judgment in a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) action against defendant, Granite City Steel Company, following a jury trial in the circuit court of Madison County for injuries resulting…