Crown Oil & Wax Co. v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
This appeal is from the trial court’s denial of appellant Crown Oil’s motion to dismiss on the alternative grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conven-iens. We hold that the denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction is an interlocutory, unappealable order. The denial of a motion to dismiss based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens is a final order appropriate for appellate review; however, the record in this case indicates there was no abuse of discretion by the trial court. Therefore, we dismiss the part of this appeal based…
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