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MELLIERE v. LUHR BROS., INC.

No. 5-98-0152.

706 N.E.2d 40 (1999)

Timothy MELLIERE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LUHR BROS., INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied February 16, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Herron, Christopher C. Swenson, Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C., St. Louis, MO, for Appellant.

Jon E. Rosenstengel, Bonifield & Rosenstengel, P.C., Belleville, and M. Keith Smith, Law Offices of M. Keith Smith, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.

Justice MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:

On November 4, 1997, the plaintiff, Timothy Melliere, filed suit under the Jones Act (46 App.U.S.C.A. § 688 et seq. (West 1997)), alleging that he suffered injuries while performing his duties as a deckhand for the defendant, his employer, Luhr Bros., Inc. (Luhr Bros.). The incident occurred on January 1, 1995, while the plaintiff was working on a project on the Ohio River, near Paducah, Kentucky. The complaint...

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