By: Derek Hawkins//November 1, 2016//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Chance T. Kelham
Case No.: 16-1544
Officials: BAUER, POSNER, and MANION, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Employee Injury – Negligence
The plaintiff, Chance Kelham, a railroad engineer, sued the railroad that employed him, accusing it of having negligently caused him to be injured, for which he seeks compensation under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 51 et seq. The case was tried to a jury, which exonerated the railroad, precipitating this appeal.
Affirmed