Legal Opinion
Ammons v. Canadian National Ry. Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided December 19, 2019No. 124454PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
2019 IL 124454
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 124454) MELVIN AMMONS et al., Appellees, v. CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY et al. (Wisconsin Central, Ltd., Appellant). Opinion filed December 19, 2019. JUSTICE GARMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Burke and Justices Thomas, Karmeier, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Kilbride dissented, with opinion, joined by Justice Neville. OPINION ¶1 The Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) (
45 U.S.C. § 51
et seq. (2012)) provides the exclusive remedy for railroad…
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