Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. Smith
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 8, 1987No. 83-679PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court denying a motion to dismiss a civil action on the ground of forum non conveniens. The case was originally argued before a division comprised of Judges Newman, Terry, and Rogers. Thereafter the court sua sponte ordered the case to be reheard en banc and requested counsel, in supplemental memoranda and at oral argument, to address the question of whether the holding in Frost v. Peoples Drug Store, Inc., 327 A.2d 810, 812-813 (D.C.1974), should be overruled. That holding permits an interlocutory appeal to be taken from a trial court order…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Kaiser-Georgetown Community Health Plan, Inc. v. StutsmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Frost v. PEOPLES DRUG STORE, INCORPORATEDDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Carr v. Bio-Medical Applications of Washington, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of Apostolic Faith of Washington v. BeardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Atkins v. Industrial Telecommunications Ass'nDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- United Methodist Church v. WhiteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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