WOJTONIK v. ILLINOIS CENT. R.R.

No. 5-93-0130.

640 N.E.2d 355 (1994)

266 Ill. App.3d 482

203 Ill.Dec. 696

Joseph D. WOJTONIK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD, a corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

September 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Brown, Kathy A. Wisniewski, Coburn & Croft, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

John P. Kujawski, Christine E. Anderson, Kujawski & Faerber, P.C., Belleville, for appellee.


Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Illinois Central Railroad (ICC) appeals from the denial of its motion to transfer venue from Madison County to Cook County on the grounds of forum non conveniens. We affirm.

Plaintiff, a resident of Chicago, has been employed by ICC for approximately 25 years and has been assigned to ICC's Glenn yard in Cook County since 1979. ICC owns and operates railroad tracks, yards, and cars throughout Illinois...

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