De Licea v. Reyes

This appeal arises out of an action for accounting and dissolution of a partnership between plaintiff Rosaura Reyes De Licea and defendant Felipe Reyes. Defendant moved to dismiss the action for lack of venue because the action will affect real property, owned by the partnership, located in Mexico City, Mexico. The trial court granted defendant’s motion. Plaintiff appeals from that order.

According to the plaintiff’s complaint, the parties, in 1968, entered into an oral partnership agreement in Illinois for the purpose of investing in realty in Mexico City, Mexico. Both partners reside in…