Legal Opinion
Beard v. South Main Bank
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 21, 1992No. 89-CV-259PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellee South Main Bank (SMB), a Texas corporation, filed this action in the Superior Court against appellant Beard, a District of Columbia resident, alleging that Beard owed SMB more than $75,000 as a result of his default on two promissory notes which he had executed and delivered in Texas. Beard moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground of forum non conve-niens, but the trial court denied the motion. From that denial Beard brings this appeal. We remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings.
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On September 10, 1982, Beard executed and delivered to SMB a promissory note in…
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- Jenkins v. SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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