Legal Opinion
Ross v. Illinois Central Railroad Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 6, 2019No. 1-18-1579UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE MIKVA delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.
*425 ¶ 1 The plaintiff in this case is a former railroad employee who alleges he injured his back while attempting to board a moving train. He sued his employer, Illinois Central Railroad Company (Illinois Central or the railroad), and upon investigation of his claim, Illinois Central filed a third-party complaint again the plaintiff's doctor for contribution. Illinois Central now asks us to find that the circuit court abused its discretion when it found that a settlement the plaintiff and his doctor reached was entered…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Ross v. Illinois Central R.R. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2019
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