Legal Opinion
Mowen v. Illinois Valley Supply Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 7, 1994No. 5-93-0365PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE LEWIS
delivered the opinion of the court:
Leave to appeal was granted to the defendants, Illinois Valley-Supply Company (Illinois Valley) and Honeywell, Inc. (Honeywell), pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 306(a)(l)(ii) (134 Ill. 2d R. 306(a)(l)(ii)) from an order of the trial court denying defendants’ motions to transfer venue from Madison County to Jersey County on the grounds of forum non conveniens. We affirm the ruling of the trial court.
Plaintiff was allegedly injured from an explosion of his water heater in his home in Jersey County, Illinois, on July 28, 1990. He filed…
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- Washington v. Illinois Power Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1991
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