HARING v. CHICAGO & N.W. TRANSP. CO.

No. 58932.

103 Ill.2d 530 (1984)

470 N.E.2d 288

RICHARD L. HARING, Appellee, v. CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 19, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Randolph E. Schum, of Paul L. Pratt, P.C., of East Alton, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

CHIEF JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This case arises out of an action filed under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. sec. 51 et seq. (1976)) and involves the doctrine of forum non conveniens.

The plaintiff, Richard L. Haring, filed his complaint in the circuit court of Madison County, Illinois, on December 1, 1982, seeking recovery for injuries allegedly suffered in the course of...

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