Original color photograph of John Grisham as prosecuting attorney in the 1996 lawsuit on behalf of the widow of railroad brakeman John Wayne King

Alton, IL: The Daily Telegraph, 1996. Original color photograph of John Grisham as the prosecuting attorney in the 1996 wrongful death case of railroad brakeman John Wayne King vs. the Illinois Central Railroad. Photograph with two newspaper clippings cello taped to the verso, one crediting photographer, "J. Edelstein / Sygma," and one with a photo caption, with a label for "The Daily Telegraph / Published:," stamped "19 Jan 1996" on the verso.

In 1991, shortly before his literary career took off, Grisham took the case of a lawsuit filed by widow Barbara King against the Illinois Central Railroad, for the wrongful death of her husband, John Wayne King, a railroad brakeman who was crushed between two rail carriages. The much publicized trial took place in the Lincoln County rail town of Brookhaven in 1996, and Grisham, despite his success as a writer, remained committed to the case, and won his first trial as an attorney in seven years, with the jury returning a judgment of over a half million dollars for his client.

11.75 x 8.25 inches. Near Fine.

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