Pinkstaff v. Pennsylvania Railroad

This court has granted plaintiff, Kenneth W. Pinkstaff, ■ leave to appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Court, (23 Ill. App. 2d 507) affirming a circuit court judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding plaintiff damages against his employer, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in the amount of $50,000 under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act and the Federal Safety Appliance Act.

The essential issues involve the propriety of defendant’s “theory of the case” instruction referring to plaintiff’s alleged negligence in connection with his action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, and…