Legal Opinion
Glass v. DOT Transportation, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 17, 2009No. 1-08-2279PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Toomin
In this wrongful death action, we consider the deference to be afforded an administrator’s choice of forum that differs from the situs of the decedent’s probate administration, where the administrator resides in her chosen forum and is also a beneficiary in the pending litigation. No other reported Illinois case has addressed this precise issue. Plaintiff, individually and as estate representative, brought this action for personal injuries, survival and wrongful death that her father sustained as a result of a vehicular accident that occurred in Mason County, Illinois. Defendants moved to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Dawdy, Jr. v. Union Pacific R.R. Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 2003
- Bland v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1987
- Griffith v. Mitsubishi Aircraft International, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1990
- Vinson v. AllstateIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Erwin Ex Rel. Erwin v. Motorola, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2011
- Bruce v. AtaderoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
- Evans v. PatelAppellate Court of Illinois · 2020
- Schuster v. RichardsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2018
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