ROGERS v. GATEWAY WESTERN RY. CO.

No. 5-92-0557.

626 N.E.2d 318 (1993)

254 Ill. App.3d 567

193 Ill.Dec. 285

Donald W. ROGERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GATEWAY WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendants Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied January 31, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Brown, Robert T. Mills, Coburn, Croft & Putzell, St. Louis, MO, for defendant-appellant.

Glenn E. Bradford, Clarence W. Harrison II, Morris B. Chapman & Associates, Ltd., Granite City, for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Donald W. Rogers, filed a complaint in the circuit court of St. Clair County on December 6, 1991, pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-60 (West 1986)). The defendant, Gateway Western Railway Company, filed a motion to dismiss on the grounds of forum non conveniens (motion). The motion was denied. This court granted defendant's petition for leave to appeal...

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