Legal Opinion
Smith v. Alder Branch Realty Ltd. Partnership
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 1996No. 94-CV-1476PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from a denial of a motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens. The principal issue is whether in determining that this is not a “foreign litigation” the trial court erred in taking into account defendants-appellants’ substantial connection with the District of Columbia and the residence in the District of the general partner of plaintiff-appellee, Alder Branch Realty Limited Partnership, which is organized under Maryland law. We hold that on the basis of the record in this case, the trial court did not err in considering the appellants’ contacts with…
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