Legal Opinion
Bell v. Louisville & NashVille Railroad
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 19, 1985No. 60607, 60608 consPublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Clark
We have consolidated two cases for review, Bell v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, No. 60607 (Bell), and Thornton v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, No. 60608 (Thornton). Both cases are before this court on interlocutory appeals from the circuit court of St. Clair County. We will first set forth the facts of each case. Then, we will discuss the issue presented by these cases.
We begin by setting forth the facts of Bell. John Bell filed two complaints against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company (railroad) under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C.…
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