I.F.S. International, Inc. v. S.L.M. Software, Inc.

—Crew III, J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Travers, J.), entered March 14, 1990 in Rensselaer County, which granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens.

Plaintiff, a New York corporation, has sued defendant, a Canadian corporation, for breach of contract. Defendant moved to dismiss the action on the ground of lack of personal jurisdiction or, in the alternative, on forum non conveniens grounds. Supreme Court, noting that a question exists regarding whether personal jurisdiction of defendant had been acquired, dismissed the case on…