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BARNES v. SOUTHERN RY. CO.

No. 5-85-0298.

141 Ill. App.3d 121 (1986)

490 N.E.2d 249

ROBERT BARNES, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Petitioner.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed March 6, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Eric D. Jackstadt, of Callis & Hartman, P.C., of Granite City, for appellee.

Appeal dismissed.

JUSTICE HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

We granted defendant's petition for leave to appeal, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 306(a)(1)(ii) (94 Ill.2d R. 306(a)(1)(ii)), from the order of the circuit court of St. Clair County denying its motion to deny jurisdiction because St. Clair County was not a convenient forum in which to litigate the instant case.

On July 27, 1983, plaintiff brought an action in St. Clair County...

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