Louis Hoffman v. Allan N. Goberman

OPINION OF THE COURT

MARIS, Circuit Judge.

The question presented on this appeal is whether the district court abused its discretion in dismissing the complaint under the doctrine of forum non con-veniens. For the reasons which follow, we hold that under the circumstances of this case it was an abuse of discretion to decline jurisdiction.

• The plaintiff Louis Hoffman, a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, and the defendant Allan N. Goberman, a resident of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, are the sole owners of the capital stock of the St. Maarten Isle Hotel Corporation N.V., which was organized under the…