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MAHEW v. SEABOARD SYSTEM R.R.

No. 5-85-0024.

137 Ill. App.3d 80 (1985)

484 N.E.2d 388

BRENDA MAYHEW, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEABOARD SYSTEM RAILROAD, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed September 18, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Schooley and William W. Schooley III, both of Law Offices of William W. Schooley, of Granite City, for appellant.

John B. Gunn, James C. Cook, and Robert R. Coates, all of Walker & Williams P.C., of Belleville, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE KARNS delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Brenda Mayhew, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of St. Clair County granting defendant's motion to decline jurisdiction of plaintiff's action brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. sec. 51 et seq. (1982)) on the grounds of forum non conveniens.

On October 26, 1983, plaintiff filed her action against the Seaboard System...

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