Legal Opinion
Manaster v. Northstar Tours Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 10, 1993PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Vinik, J.), dated January 2, 1991, which granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint on the grounds of forum non conveniens.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
On February 10, 1988, the plaintiff Sally Manaster, a Canadian resident, purchased a bus ticket in New York City for a trip back to her home in Quebec, Canada. The bus was owned by the defendant Northstar Tours, Inc., and leased by the defendant Heimanns Bus Tours, Inc., sued herein as…
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