CARONA v. ILL. CENTRAL GULF R.R. CO.

No. 5-85-0756.

145 Ill. App.3d 880 (1986)

495 N.E.2d 1364

DONALD P. CARONA, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Petitioner.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed July 24, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Wuller, Jr., of Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessler, of Belleville, for appellant.

Victor J. Mosele, of Paul L. Pratt, P.C., of East Alton, and James T. Williamson and John C. Webster, both of Williamson, Webster, Groshong, Moorman & Falb, of Alton, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE KARNS delivered the opinion of the court:

We granted defendant's petition for leave to appeal under Supreme Court Rule 306(a)(1)(ii) (87 Ill.2d R. 306(a)(1)(ii)) from an order of the circuit court of Madison County denying defendant's forum non conveniens motion to decline jurisdiction of plaintiff's action to recover damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act ...

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