Legal Opinion
Hemmelgarn v. Boeing Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 5, 1980No. Civ. 18869PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WIENER, J.
The doctrine of inconvenient forum which permits an action to be removed to another state or country for trial is “by its nature a drastic remedy to be exercised. . .with caution and restraint.” (Bechtel Corp. v. Industrial Indent. Co. (1978) 86 Cal.App.3d 45, 49 [150 Cal.Rptr. 29].) Where the plaintiff is a resident of this state and decides to sue here the trial court cannot dismiss the action. (Archibald v. Cinerama Hotels (1976) 15 Cal.3d 853, 859 [126 Cal.Rptr. 811, 544 P.2d 947].) Even where the plaintiff is out of state, but willing to shoulder the burden of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Hurtado v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Leet v. Union Pacific RailroadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Archibald v. Cinerama HotelsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Stangvik v. Shiley Inc.California Supreme Court · 1991
- Espinosa v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Sagadin v. RipperCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
- Picketts v. International Playtex, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Morris v. AGFA CORP.California Court of Appeal · 2006
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