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OTT v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN R.R. CO.

No. 5-84-0812.

140 Ill. App.3d 277 (1986)

488 N.E.2d 606

FRANK OTT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Rehearing denied February 18, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl D. Dexheimer, of Pope & Driemeyer, of Belleville, and Robert P. Schmidt, of Burlington Northern Railroad Company, of St. Louis, Missouri, for appellant.

John P. Kujawski, of Kujawski & Rosen, of Belleville, and Jeanne L. Sathre, of Clayton, Missouri, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Frank Ott, brought this action against the defendant, Burlington Northern Railroad Company, Inc., pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. sec. 51 et seq. (1982)), seeking damages allegedly caused when the plaintiff fell and injured his knee. A jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $545,000. The trial court denied the...

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