Legal Opinion
Harp v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 28, 1977No. 76-393PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in a case brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) (45 USCA §51), assigning as error the court’s denial of the post-trial motion, which prayed for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and in the alternative a new trial.
Plaintiff Merle Harp alleged injury to his back in the course of his employment as a brakeman. He testified that the injury occurred on July 21, 1971, when he alighted from a moving train to perform…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Grunenthal v. Long Island Rail RoadSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by43 opinions
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