Blackburn v. Illinois Central Railroad Company

State: Illinois

Court: 5th District Appellate

Docket No: 5-06-0618 Rel

Case Date: 01/22/2008

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IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

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FIFTH DISTRICT ________________________________________________________________________ XON BLACKBURN et al. , ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiffs, ) Marion County. ) and ) ) DELBERT COPPLE, CARL HEINRICHSMEYER, ) and DONALD HYATT, ) ) Plaintiffs-Appellees, ) ) v. ) No. 04-L-25 ) ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, ) Honorable ) Patrick J. Hitpas, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge, presiding. ________________________________________________________________________ JUSTICE SPOMER delivered the opinion of the court: The defendant, Illinois Central Railroad Company (the Railroad), appeals from the order of the circuit court of Marion County that entered a judgment on jury verdicts in favor of plaintiffs Delbert Copple, Carl Heinrichsmeyer, and Donald Hyatt (the plaintiffs). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court. FACTS The plaintiffs are among a group of 24 plaintiffs who sued the Railroad for claims arising under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C.

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