Legal Opinion
Hahn v. Union Pacific Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 24, 2004No. 5-03-0466PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE CHAPMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff, Bradley A. Hahn, filed a complaint against the defendant, Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific), pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (2000)), for injuries he allegedly sustained to his back while employed by Union Pacific. The trial court granted Union Pacific’s pretrial motion for a summary judgment, and Hahn appeals. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1994, Hahn sustained a serious, work-related injury to his back…
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