Legal Opinion
Royal Bed and Spring Co., Inc. v. Famossul Industria E Comercio De Moveis Ltda.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 26, 1990No. 89-1875PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RE, Chief Judge.
In this diversity action, plaintiff-appellant, Royal Bed and Spring Co., Inc. (Royal Bed), sued defendant-appellee, Famossul Industria e Comercio de Movéis Ltda. (Famossul), in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico for breach of contract in violation of the Puer-to Rico Dealer’s Contract Act. Royal Bed appeals from the judgment of the district court which granted Famossul’s motion to dismiss on the grounds of forum non con-veniens.
The question presented on this appeal is whether the district court erred in dismissing the case on the grounds of forum…
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