Legal Opinion
Ernest W. Rutledge v. Scott Chotin, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 14, 1992No. 90-3666PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
On December 30, 1988, Ernest Rutledge filed an action in Illinois state court under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. App. § 688, and general maritime law for personal injuries sustained in the scope of his employment aboard Scott Chotin, Inc.’s river towboat. He alleged two separate injuries the first occurring on or about May 1,1986, 1 and the second occurring on or about April 1, 1987. On April 7, 1989, the Illinois state court dismissed the action under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, stating in the order “with the Plaintiff allowed to refile his lawsuit in a…
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