Legal Opinion
Simantz v. Prime Motor Inns, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 21, 1991No. 2-90-0063PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
Plaintiffs, Joseph W. Simantz, Anthony Piazza and Marianne J. Serpico Piazza, appeal from an order of the circuit court of Kane County dismissing their action against defendants on the basis of forum non conveniens.
Plaintiffs were involved in an automobile accident in Phoenix, Arizona, in April 1987. As a result of the accident, plaintiffs filed suit against defendants in the circuit court of Kane County. In their complaint, plaintiffs alleged that the car in which they were riding was struck by a van driven by defendant Overmier and that Overmier was an agent or employee of each of the…
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