Bonnier v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

This appeal involves an action brought in the superior court of Cook County by Edward Bonnier, plaintiff-appellant, against his employer, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C. 51) for injuries incurred by plaintiff during the course of a switching operation in defendant’s yard at Morton Park, Illinois, and allegedly caused by the negligence of defendant. A trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for $188,333.33; however, the court allowed defendant’s motion for a new trial after denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding…