Legal Opinion

McGarrity v. Hard Rock Café International

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

Decided April 6, 2005No. 4150Published

1Opinion of the Court

NEW, J.,

This court properly denied defendant’s motion to transfer venue based on forum non conveniens because venue is proper in Philadelphia County. Further, this appeal should be quashed as it is interlocutory.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

James and Elizabeth McGarrity, Lawerence and Madeline Farrell, Joseph and Julia Cottman and John Reid (plaintiffs) initiated an action against Hard Rock International Inc., t/a, Hard Rock Café or Hard Rock Café Pittsburgh and Jeffrey Buckel (Hard Rock defendants) as a result of an altercation that occurred in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Plaintiffs filed…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Okkerse v. HoweSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Mathues v. Tim-Bar Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  3. Jackson v. Laidlaw Transit, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Centerre Bank of Kansas City v. Arthur Young & Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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