Legal Opinion
Carter v. Trafalgar Tours Ltd.
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided January 19, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-0123-RPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TURK, Chief Judge.
Defendant has moved the court to dismiss this diversity tort action arising out of events alleged to have occurred in Austria. Defendant asserts that the court lacks personal jurisdiction over defendant and that in any case the action should be dismissed on grounds of forum, non conveniens. The court finds that this court has personal jurisdiction over defendant as to plaintiff’s claim and that venue is proper in this court. The court therefore denies defendant’s motion.
The court assumes that the allegations in plaintiff’s complaint, which plaintiff filed…
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