29 June 2000
IN THE
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
FIFTH DISTRICT
RONALD M. HENDRICKS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RIVERWAY HARBOR SERVICE ST. LOUIS, INC., Defendant-Appellant. | ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) | Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County. No. 97-L-1118A Honorable Jerome F. Lopinot, Judge, presiding. |
JUSTICE MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:
Riverway Harbor Service St. Louis, Inc. (defendant), appeals a judgment in favor ofRonald M. Hendricks (plaintiff). Plaintiff filed suit in St. Clair County, seeking damages fornegligence under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C.