Elling v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

No. 1--95--0530

ERVIN J. ELLING, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.)

v. ))

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE )

COMPANY and ELLERBE BECKET, INC., ) Honorable) Jennifer Duncan-Brice,

Defendants-Appellants. ) Judge Presiding.

Defendants State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) and Ellerbe Becket, Inc. (Becket) appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying their motion to transfer venue pursuant to the doctrine of intrastate forum non conveniens . On appeal, defendants contend that the trial court abused its discretion…