Legal Opinion
Caldwell v. Seaboard System RR, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 9, 1989No. Record 870481; Record 870490PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whiting
In one of these two appeals (Record No. 870490), we decide the constitutionality of that part of the forum non conveniens statute, Code § 8.01-265, which precludes dismissal of actions arising in jurisdictions other than Virginia.1 In the other appeal (Record No. *151870481), should we hold that provision constitutional, we determine whether the trial court erred in requiring the plaintiff to remit $500,000 of a $1,500,000 verdict awarded him.
On April 4, 1984, William L. Caldwell, a North Carolina resident and employee of Seaboard System Railroad, Inc. (Seaboard), was alighting from a…
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