[DOWNLOAD] "Bonnier v. C.B. & Q.R.R. Co." by Supreme Court of Illinois # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Bonnier v. C.B. & Q.R.R. Co.
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 17, 1954
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
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Rehearing denied May 19, 1954. This appeal involves an action brought in the superior court of Cook County by Edward Bonnier, plaintiff-appellant, against
his employer, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C.
§ 51) for injuries incurred by plaintiff during the course of a switching operation in defendant's yard at Morton
Park, Illinois, and allegedly caused by the negligence of defendant. A trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for $188,333.33;
however, the court allowed defendant's motion for a new trial after denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
A second trial resulted in a verdict for the sum of $70,000 and, on this occasion, defendant's motion for judgment notwithstanding
the verdict was denied and judgment was entered on the verdict. On appeal, the Appellate Court for the First District reversed
the judgment in favor of the plaintiff and directed judgment for defendant notwithstanding the verdict of the jury. (Bonnier
v. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. 351 Ill. App. 34, 113 N.E.2d 615.) This court has granted plaintiff's petition
for leave to appeal in order to further review the cause.