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Great Northern Railway Co. v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided October 20, 1970No. Civ. 28220PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ELKINGTON, J.

Petitioner Great Northern Railway Company (Great Northern) seeks a peremptory writ of mandate directing the Alameda County Superior Court to dismiss an action upon the ground of forum non conveniens. The superior court had previously denied a motion to dismiss, based upon the same ground.

The record of the superior court now before us discloses the following.

The principal place of business of Great Northern is St. Paul, Minnesota. It has general offices in the State of Washington at Seattle and Spokane. The company operates over 1,310 miles of trackage in that state. In…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Canada Malting Co. v. Paterson Steamships, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. Leet v. Union Pacific RailroadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
  4. American R. Co. of PR v. BirchSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  5. Price v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1954

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3Cited by43 opinions

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  2. Archibald v. Cinerama HotelsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Cal-State Business Products & Services, Inc. v. RicohCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
  4. Ferreira v. FerreiraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Berg v. MTC Electronics Technologies Co.California Court of Appeal · 1998

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