Sullivan v. J.V. McNicholas Transfer Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
In Silver v Great Amer. Ins. Co. (29 NY2d 356) the court relaxed its traditional proscription of the use of forum non conveniens in cases where one of the parties is a resident of the State, stating that “our courts should not be under any compulsion to add to their heavy burdens by accepting jurisdiction of a cause of action having no substantial nexus with New York” (Silver v Great Amer. Ins. *528Co., supra, p 361).1 Noting that the question of whether forum non conveniens should be applied is one generally “ ‘committed to the discretion of the courts below,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Silver v. Great American InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Robinson v. Oceanic Steam Navigation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Gregonis v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Bata v. BataNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Rudetsky v. O'DOWDDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1987
- Sullivan v. J.V. McNicholas Transfer Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Cadet v. Short Line Terminal Agency, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Herman v. SpartinelliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Wienke v. WienkeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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