Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Henkels & McCoy, Inc.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 17, 1997PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTEMURO, Judge:
Appellant/Plaintiffs, Hairy and Rebecca Johnson, appeal the January 3,1997 Order of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas granting the petition of Appellee/De-fendant, Henkels & McCoy, Inc., to transfer venue to Montgomery County based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens.1 For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.
The underlying action arose from an accident at the Bergen Fossil Generating Station construction site in Ridgefield, New Jersey. Appellant Harry Johnson alleged that he was working at the site as an employee of General Electric Company, when he fell…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cheeseman v. Lethal Exterminator, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Okkerse v. HoweSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Reyno v. Piper Aircraft Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Petty v. Suburban General HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Scola v. AC & S, INC.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Hoose v. Jefferson Home Health Care, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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