Legal Opinion
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Lohn
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 13, 1976No. C-847PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Pringle
Lohn, a Colorado resident, brought an action in the Denver District Court seeking to recover damages for injuries sustained by him at the McDonnell-Douglas plant in St. Louis, Missouri. McDonnell-Douglas is a Maryland corporation but is qualified to do business in Colorado. The trial court, while acknowledging jurisdiction, nonetheless dismissed the suit on the basis of forum non conveniens. Considering factors including the dif ficulty of reconstructing the scaffold on which the accident occurred and the expense of securing witnesses, the court concluded that Missouri would be the more…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Silver v. Great American InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Universal Adjustment Corp. v. Midland Bank, Ltd., of LondonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Gore v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
- Thomson v. Continental InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Alcoa Steamship Co. v. M/V Nordic RegentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. v. M/V Nordic RegentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Kedy v. A.W. Chesterton Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2008
- State, Department of Highways v. District Court ex rel. City & County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- O'BRIEN v. EubanksColorado Court of Appeals · 1984
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