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BARNES v. SOUTHERN RY. CO.

No. 63350.

116 Ill.2d 236 (1987)

507 N.E.2d 494

ROBERT BARNES, Appellee, v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed February 20, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler, of Belleville (Richard M. Roessler and Lisa A. Kuhn, of counsel), for appellant.

Eric D. Jackstadt, of Callis & Hartman, P.C., of Granite City, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Robert Barnes, brought this action in the circuit court of St. Clair County pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C. sec. 51 et seq. (1982)) for personal injuries allegedly caused by the negligence of his employer, the Southern Railway Company (Southern). The circuit court denied Southern's motion to reconsider a prior order denying its motion...

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