Legal Opinion
Bowman v. American River Transportation Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided October 20, 2005No. 99094Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
838 N.E.2d 949 (2005)
217 Ill.2d 75
298 Ill.Dec. 56
David W. BOWMAN, Appellee,
v.
AMERICAN RIVER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY et al., Appellants.
No. 99094.
Supreme Court of Illinois.
October 20, 2005.
James K. Mondl and James O. Hacking III, of Tonkin & Mondl, L.C., St. Louis, Missouri, for appellants.
Gail G. Renshaw, Marc W. Parker and Roy C. Dripps, of The Lakin Law Firm, P.C., Wood River, for appellee.
2Opinion of the Court · KarmeierJustice Karmeier
Plaintiff filed suit against defendants in St. Clair County for injuries suffered while working as a seaman aboard a harbor boat. He claimed negligence under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. app. § 688 et seq.…
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