FOSTER v. CHICAGO & NORTH WEST. TRANS. CO.

No. 82-471.

115 Ill. App.3d 253 (1983)

450 N.E.2d 427

MARSHALL FOSTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed May 23, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Daley and George H. Brant, both of Chicago, for appellant.

Roy W. Strawn and Paul L. Pratt, P.C., both of East Alton, for appellee.


Order affirmed and cause remanded.

JUSTICE WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

We granted defendant's petition for leave to appeal under the provisions of Supreme Court Rule 306(a)(1)(ii) (87 Ill.2d R. 306(a)(1)(ii)) from an order of the trial court which denied defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint for forum non conveniens.

Relevant facts are gathered from the pleadings and the exhibits attached thereto. Plaintiff is an...

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