Legal Opinion
Chrysler First Business Credit Corp. v. 1500 Locust Ltd. Partnership
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided September 18, 1995No. 276, 1994PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERGER, Justice:
In this appeal, we consider the extent of deference that should be accorded to a plaintiffs choice of forum when a defendant moves to dismiss the Delaware action in favor of a later-filed action in another jurisdiction. The Superior Court granted such a motion, on the ground of forum, non conve-niens, after determining that all of the factors identified in General Foods Corp. v. Cryo-Maid, Inc., Del.Supr., 41 Del.Ch. 474, 198 A.2d 681 (1964) favored defendant-below, appellee, 1500 Locust Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”). We conclude that the Superior Court misconstrued…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- McWane Cast Iron Pipe Corp. v. McDowell-Wellman Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1970
- Parvin v. KaufmannSupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
- General Foods Corp. v. Cryo-Maid, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1964
- Kolber v. Holyoke Shares, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1965
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