Legal Opinion
Loftus v. Lee
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided January 13, 1958No. 46266PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLINGSWORTH, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiff, a resident of Kansas, sued defendant, also a resident of Kansas, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, to recover damages in the sum of $10,000 for personal injuries suffered in a collision of their automobiles in Kansas. The trial court sustained defendant’s motion to dismiss on the ground of forum non conven-iens. Plaintiff appealed. The questions for determination are (a) the availability of such a plea in this State, and, if available, (b) the propriety of the ruling under the facts.
The cause has been ably briefed not only by the…
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