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ESPINOSA v. NORFOLK & WESTERN RY. CO.

No. 54186.

86 Ill.2d 111 (1981)

427 N.E.2d 111

JOSE A. ESPINOSA, Appellee, v. NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 30, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Kionka, of Columbia, and Pope & Driemeyer, of Belleville (Thomas W. Alvey, Jr., of counsel), for appellant.

John T. Pierce, Jr., of Paul L. Pratt, P.C., of East Alton, for appellee.

Baker & McKenzie, of Chicago (Francis D. Morrissey and Paul B. O'Flaherty, Jr., of counsel), for amici curiae Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co. et al.

Edward W. Cleary, of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Paul L. Pratt, of East Alton, for amici curiae Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees et al.

John J. Naughton, of Henslee, Monek & Henslee, of Chicago, for amicus curiae United Transportation Union.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an action for damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1976)) in which the sole issue before us is whether the trial judge's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss on forum non conveniens grounds constituted an abuse of discretion.

Plaintiff, Jose A. Espinosa, was employed by defendant, Norfolk and Western Railway...

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