Mitsubishi Electric Sales America, Inc. v. Refriaire International Corp.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff Mitsubishi Electric Sales America, Inc. from (1) a trial court order dismissing its action below without prejudice to pursue its pending claim in the courts of the Dominican Republic, and (2) a final judgment entered in favor of the defendants herein.

We affirm the first order appealed from upon a holding that the trial court did not clearly abuse its discretion in dismissing, without prejudice, the instant action based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens. Contrary to the plaintiff’s contentions, the sworn proof before the trial court indicates that the…