Stephens Cattle Co. v. Hollingsworth

Rulon, J.:

Stephens Cattle Co., Inc., and Hoxie Feeders, Inc., plaintiffs, appeal from the district court’s dismissal, under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, of a lawsuit they instituted against Dan Hollingsworth, defendant. We conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion and affirm. The material facts are as follows:

Plaintiffs are Kansas corporations with their principal places of business in Sheridan County, Kansas. Defendant is a California resident and a partner in Hollingsworth Livestock, a California general partnership. In July of 1988, Donald R. Stephens, as agent for…