Legal Opinion
Adkins v. Hontz
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 30, 2009No. WD 68998, WD 68999PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LISA WHITE HARDWICK, Judge.
This appeal arises from the dismissal of a wrongful death and survival action, in the Circuit Court of Buchanan County, on the basis of forum non conveniens. For reasons explained herein, we reverse and remand.
Factual and Procedural History
On October 2, 2004, Jill Hontz was driving from Horton, Kansas, toward her home in Wathena, Kansas, with four passengers in the vehicle. No one in the vehicle was wearing a seat belt or safety harness. When Hontz looked down to turn on the radio or pick up her drink, the vehicle veered off the road in Brown County, Kansas. Hontz…
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