Pryor v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.

Case Date: 12/09/1998
Court: 5th District Appellate
Docket No: 5-97-0915



Pryor v. National Railroad Passenger Corp., No. 5-97-0915

5th Dist. 12-9-98



NO. 5-97-0915

December 9, 1998

IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

FIFTH DISTRICT

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HARRY L. PRYOR,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the

Circuit Court of

Madison County.

No. 94-L-237

Honorable

Phillip J. Kardis,

Judge, presiding.

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JUSTICE MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:

This suit was filed on March 16, 1994, by the plaintiff, Harry Pryor, against his employer, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C.