Legal Opinion
Dawdy, Jr. v. Union Pacific R.R. Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided August 21, 2003No. 93710 RelPublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
Plaintiff, William Dawdy, Jr., brought a personal injury action in the circuit court of Madison County against defendants, the Union Pacific Railroad Company and Rodney Riederer. Plaintiff sought damages for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident that occurred in Macoupin County. Defendants moved to transfer the action to Macoupin County under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. The circuit court denied the motion and the appellate court affirmed. No. 5 — 00—0293 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23).
We allowed defendants’ petition for leave to appeal (177 Ill. 2d R.…
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