Legal Opinion
Forgotson v. Shea
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 30, 1985No. 84-714, 84-785PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Associate Judge:
Appellant Forgotson appeals the granting of a motion to dismiss his complaint on the ground of forum non conven-iens and the denial of his motion for reconsideration. 1 He contends that, because he became a resident of the District of Columbia prior to the trial court’s decision on appellees’ motion to dismiss, and so advised the court in his motion for reconsideration, the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing his claim. We affirm.
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In July 1981, Edward H. Forgotson, Esquire, became a general partner at the law firm of Shea & Gould. The firm’s principal…
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