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FENDER v. ST. LOUIS S.W. RY. CO.

No. 43420.

49 Ill.2d 1 (1971)

273 N.E.2d 353

DONALD G. FENDER, Appellee, v. ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied October 4, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WALKER & WILLIAMS, of East St. Louis, (RALPH D. WALKER, HARRY J. STERLING, and MARTIN W. IMBER, of counsel,) for appellant.

CARR, RAFFAELLE & KOLKER, of East St. Louis, for appellee.

Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an action under the Federal Employers Liability Act instituted by Donald G. Fender against St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company in the circuit court of St. Clair County. The complaint alleged that the occurrence out of which the action arose took place in Dallas, Texas. The defendant filed a motion to dismiss forum non conveniens, pointing...

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