Legal Opinion
Shears v. Rigley
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 16, 1993No. 02640PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CIRILLO, Judge.
This is an appeal from an order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying Appellants’ petition to dismiss the instant action based on forum non conveniens pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5322(e). 1 We affirm.
This matter arises out of an alleged slip and fall which occurred at a K-Mart department store located in New Jersey brought by the Appellees, Anna and Stephen Shears (Shears). Initially, Appellants Bernard Rigley (Rigley) and K-Mart Corporation (K-Mart) filed preliminary objections and asserted that venue in Philadelphia was improper. These preliminary…
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- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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- Petty v. Suburban General HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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