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BLAND v. NORFOLK & WESTERN RY. CO.

No. 5-85-0207.

140 Ill. App.3d 862 (1986)

489 N.E.2d 435

FRANCIS E. BLAND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY et al., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed February 14, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Alvey, Jr., and Edward S. Bott, Jr., both of Thompson & Mitchell, of Belleville, for appellant.

Jon G. Carlson, of Talbert, Carlson & Mallon, P.C., of Alton, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed and cause remanded.

PRESIDING JUSTICE KASSERMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Francis E. Bland, filed an action for damages in Madison County, under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C. sec. 51 et seq. (1982)), alleging that he sustained personal injuries while employed by defendant, Norfolk and Western Railway Company. Defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint based upon the grounds of forum...

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