Grizzle v. Hertz Corp.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Norma Ruiz, J.), entered August 21, 2002, which granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs complaint on forum non conveniens grounds, unanimously reversed, on the law, the facts and in the exercise of discretion, without costs, the motion denied and the complaint reinstated.

Plaintiff-appellant Fitzroy Grizzle appeals from an order of the IAS court which dismissed his complaint on forum non conveniens grounds. The case arose from an automobile accident that occurred in Jamaica, West Indies. According to the complaint, plaintiff Fitzroy Grizzle, along…