Legal Opinion
Adams v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 10, 1969No. K-381PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
224 So.2d 797 (1969)
Yewell ADAMS, Appellant,
v.
SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, a Virginia Corporation, Appellee.
No. K-381.
District Court of Appeal of Florida. First District.
July 10, 1969.
Rehearing Denied July 31, 1969.
Beckham & McAliley and Horton & Schwartz, Miami, for appellant.
Rogers, Towers, Bailey, Jones & Gay, Jacksonville, for appellee.
WIGGINTON, Judge.
Plaintiff has appealed a final judgment dismissing without prejudice his complaint at law for damages. The judgment of dismissal is predicated solely upon the doctrine of forum non conveniens. Plaintiff contends that the doctrine…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. National City Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Pope v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Hagen v. VineySupreme Court of Florida · 1936
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company v. GaneyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Houston v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
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- Seaboard Coast Line RR Co. v. SwainSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
- Sempe v. Coordinated Caribbean Transport, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
- Pearl Cruises v. BestorDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
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