People ex rel. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Donovan

This original mandamus action is an outgrowth of an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act which was filed in the circuit court of Cook County against the petitioner, The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co., by one of its employees who alleged that he was injured while performing his duties as a check clerk in Ashland, Kentucky. The respondent, the Honorable Thomas C. Donovan, judge of the circuit court, entered an order denying petitioner’s motion to dismiss the action under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. The petitioner then sought leave to file this original action seeking the…