Hartung v. Central Illinois Public Service Co.

We granted defendant’s petition for leave to appeal from the order of the circuit court of Madison County denying defendant’s motion for change of venue, pursuant to amended Supreme Court Rule 306(a)(l)(iv) (87 Ill. 2d R. 306(a)(l)(iv)). We hold that the trial court erroneously denied defendant’s motion.

Plaintiff, Robert Hartung, a resident of Clinton County, Illinois, brought this action against defendant, Central Illinois Public Service Company, an Illinois corporation, for personal injuries sustained by him while employed as a boilermaker during a construction project at defendant’s…