Weidner v. Midcon Corp.

The plaintiffs (plaintiffs) filed suit against the defendants (defendants) in connection with an explosion and fire that occurred on February 7, 1997, at an oil well drilling site located over an underground gas storage field in southern Illinois. Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiffs’ second amended complaint, contending that the complaint failed to state a cause of action. The circuit court of Fayette County granted defendants’ motion and dismissed the case with prejudice. Plaintiffs appeal this ruling. They argue that the trial court erred in finding that their complaint did not allege…