Legal Opinion
Frontier Manufacturing, Inc. v. Comp-Aire Sys., Inc./Joy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 25, 1983PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously reversed, with costs, and respondent’s motion to compel arbitration denied on the ground of forum non conveniens. Memorandum: On appeal from an order which denied its application to stay arbitration and granted respondent’s application to compel arbitration, petitioner asserts, as it did at Special Term, that New York is an inappropriate forum for these proceedings (see CPLR 327). We agree. The doctrine of forum non conveniens should be applied when, as here, “it plainly appears that New York is an inconvenient forum and that another is available which will best serve the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Silver v. Great American InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Ehrlich-Bober & Co. v. University of HoustonNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- In re the Arbitration between Rederi & Dow Chemical Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1970
- Varkonyi v. S. A. Empresa De Viacao Airea Rio GrandenseNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Hadjioannou v. AvramidesNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Shepherd Showcase, Inc. v. PekalaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- In re Francesca M.New York Surrogate's Court · 1986