Legal Opinion
Victoria A. Lehman, as of the Estate of Robert Wayne Lehman, Deceased v. Humphrey Cayman, Ltd. And Holiday Inns, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 19, 1983No. 82-1645PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Victoria Lehman appeals from the district court’s dismissal of her wrongful death action against the defendants. The district court dismissed the action on the ground of forum non conveniens, holding that it would be more convenient for the suit to be brought in the Cayman Islands, British West Indies. We reverse and remand to the district court with directions to reinstate the suit.
Lehman’s action stems from the presumed death of her husband, Robert Wayne Lehman, while he was a guest at the Grand Caymanian Holiday Inn in the Cayman Islands. Victoria Lehman is a citizen of…
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