Legal Opinion
Johnson v. G.D. Searle & Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 18, 1989No. 19, September Term, 1988PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RODOWSKY, Judge.
These appeals involve Md.Code (1974, 1984 Repl.Vol.), § 6-104(a) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (CJ) which provides:
“If a court finds that in the interest of substantial justice an action should be heard in another forum, the court may stay or dismiss the action in whole or in part on any conditions it considers just.”
We shall hold that a circuit court abuses its discretion by unconditionally dismissing actions on the ground of forum non conveniens when the statute of limitations has likely run in the alternative forum.
Presented are two appeals which have been…
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