Legal Opinion
Trowbridge v. Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 4, 1970No. 69-133PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stouder
Defendant, Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Company, has appealed from a judgment for $72,500 entered against it on the verdict of the jury in the Circuit Court of Peoria County in favor of Maurice Trowbridge, Plaintiff, in an action based on the FELA.
Plaintiff, age 41, was a part time seasonal employee for the defendant for twenty years. He was injured while working as an employee for defendant at approximately 1:30 P.M., on August 16, 1965, in Petersburg, Illinois.
Plaintiff was the acting foreman for two other employees of defendant, Jessie Byers and Gerald Lewis, who were engaged in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Grunenthal v. Long Island Rail RoadSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Lau v. West Towns Bus Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1959
- Emmett E. Page v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- James Earston Wiles v. New York, Chicago and st.louis Railroad Company, a Corporation, James Earston Wiles v. New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Garcia v. Burlington Northern RailroadDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1984
- Long v. DUGGAN-KARASIK CONSTRUCTION COMPANYAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
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