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WASHINGTON v. ILLINOIS POWER CO.

No. 5-88-0084.

200 Ill. App.3d 939 (1990)

558 N.E.2d 509

JACOB L. WASHINGTON, SR., Adm'r of the Estate of Jacob L. Washington, Jr., Deceased, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed July 9, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon R. Broom, of Burroughs, Simpson, Hepler, Broom & MacDonald, of Edwardsville, for appellant.

Howard B. Becker, of St. Louis, Missouri, for appellees.

Order affirmed.

JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Illinois Power Company, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Madison County denying its motion to transfer for intrastate forum non conveniens. In this cause, defendant argues that the circuit court abused its discretion. We affirm.

On July 31, 1987, 11-year-old Jacob Washington, Jr., climbed the tree in his front yard in Mulberry Grove, Bond County....

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