Legal Opinion
Silversmith v. Kenosha Auto Transport
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 18, 1981No. 64898PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
By leave of this court, the defendant Ke-nosha Auto Transport has appealed from the trial court’s order refusing to dismiss this action brought by the plaintiff, Arthur J. Silversmith. The defendant contends the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to decline jurisdiction on the ground of forum non conveniens. We reverse and remand.
This action arose out of a Wyoming highway accident involving a truck owned and operated by the plaintiff and a truck owned by the defendant and operated by one of its employees. The plaintiff, a resident of Sioux City, Iowa, filed suit in…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Pain v. United Technologies Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- International Milling Co. v. Columbia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Southern Railway Company, a Corporation v. Frank J. MaddenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by15 opinions
- Anglim v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- Victoria A. Lehman, as of the Estate of Robert Wayne Lehman, Deceased v. Humphrey Cayman, Ltd. And Holiday Inns, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Chambers v. Merrell-Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1988
- Teri Root v. Talton ToneySupreme Court of Iowa · 2013
- Bartsch v. BartschSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.