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WEAVER v. MIDWEST TOWING, INC.

No. 63050.

116 Ill.2d 279 (1987)

507 N.E.2d 838

CHARLES W. WEAVER, Appellee, v. MIDWEST TOWING, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed April 16, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James K. Almeter, of Hoagland, Maucker, Bernard & Almeter, of Alton, for appellant.

David J. Mullett and Glenn E. Bradford, of Morris B. Chapman & Associates, Ltd., of Granite City, for appellee.

Affirmed and remanded.

JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Charles W. Weaver, filed an action in the circuit court of Madison County under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. sec. 688 (1982)), against the defendant, Midwest Towing, Inc., seeking damages for injuries he received while employed by the defendant as a deckhand on one of its vessels. The defendant moved to dismiss or transfer the cause for lack of proper venue, or in the alternative...

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