Legal Opinion
Hefner v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 27, 1995No. 5—95—0058PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE KUEHN1
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (OCF), brings this interlocutory appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 306(a)(2) (155 Ill. 2d R. 306(a)(2)), contending that the Madison County trial court’s denial of its motion for reconsideration of the motion for transfer under the doctrine of forum non conveniens was an abuse of discretion. When this appeal was filed, Clarence Hefner, the deceased, Vías the named plaintiff. Following Clarence Hefner’s death, Scott Hefner was substituted as plaintiff by July 19, 1995, order of this court.
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Hefner v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1995