Legal Opinion
Raines v. New York Central Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 17, 1970No. Gen. 53,637PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adesko
This is an appeal from a judgment rendered in the Circuit Court of Cook County which was entered upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $750,000. This action was brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 USC, § 51 et seq.), for the recovery of damages for plaintiff’s personal injuries which he incurred while employed as a switchman by defendant. The defendant railroad admitted liability and the case was submitted to the jury solely on the question of damages.
The defendant seeks a reversal and a new trial based upon errors that it asserts were prejudicial to the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Eichel v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Krohmer v. DahlMontana Supreme Court · 1965
- Zaninovich v. American Airlines, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Schnebly Ex Rel. Schnebly v. BakerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
- Hoffman v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Raines v. New York Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
- Meador v. City of SalemIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
- Plourd v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1973
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