Legal Opinion
Pittsburgh Corning Corp. v. James
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 23, 1999No. 136, Sept. Term, 1998PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILNER, Judge.
This appeal presents one simple issue—whether an immediate appeal may be taken, under the collateral order doctrine, from an order denying a motion to dismiss a civil action on the ground of inconvenient forum. We shall hold that it may not and shall therefore affirm the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals dismissing petitioners’ appeal.
BACKGROUND
In April, 1998, respondents Freddie James and Beverly James filed suit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against 29 corporate defendants, seven of which had their principal place of business in Maryland. The other 22…
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