Legal Opinion
Joly v. Albert Larocque Lumber Ltd.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 6, 1986PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
A judge of the Superior Court allowed the defendants’ motions to dismiss on the ground of forum non conveniens. We affirm.
From the complaint filed by the plaintiff, Denise Fortier Joly, as mother and next friend of Patrick and Francois Joly, and as administratrix of the estate of Pierre Joly (decedent), we are informed that the plaintiff, her children and the decedent (the plaintiff’s husband) were residents of Montreal, Quebec, on October 28, 1983 (and had been for some time before that date) when a tractor-trailer in which the decedent was a pass enger and which was leased to and controlled…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Piper Aircraft Co. v. ReynoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Good Hope Industries, Inc. v. Ryder Scott Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Canada Malting Co. v. Paterson Steamships, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Universal Adjustment Corp. v. Midland Bank, Ltd., of LondonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Chambers v. Merrell-Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1988
- Minnis v. PeeblesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
- Green v. Manhattanville CollegeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1996
- Leasecomm Corp. v. CollesanoMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1994
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