John H. Archibald v. Mark F. Burke

Appellant suffered severe injuries to his hand while attempting to secure Appellee’s sailboat to a dock at the Jacksonville Landing where the boat made a temporary stop on its voyage from Ontario, Canada to the Bahamas. Appellee was at the helm of the boat when the accident occurred, and both he and Appellant are citizens and residents of Canada.

Several months after the accident, Appellant filed a negligence suit against Ap-pellee in the Duval County circuit court. Appellee filed a motion to dismiss on forum non conveniens grounds, and after a hearing, the trial court granted the motion and…