Legal Opinion
Motor Inn Management, Inc. v. Irvin-Fuller Development Co.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided May 9, 1980No. 7912SC1002PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN (Harry C.), Judge.
This appeal requires the construction of N.C.G.S. l-75.12(a) under the facts and circumstances of this case. The statute follows:
Stay of proceeding to permit trial in a foreign jurisdiction. — (a.) When Stay May be Granted. — If, in any action pending in any court of this State, the judge shall find that it would work substantial injustice for the action to be tried in a court of this State, the judge on motion of any party may enter an order to stay further proceedings in the action in this State. A moving party under this subsection must stipulate his consent to…
2Cases cited23 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
- Silver v. Great American InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Edelman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Gore v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Coman v. Thomas Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
- State v. CreasonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
- Chambers v. Merrell-Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1988
- Shewbrooks v. AC AND S. INC.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- State v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1996
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