State Ex Rel. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad v. Riederer
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
FINCH, Judge.
This is an original proceeding in mandamus which seeks to compel respondent judge to hear and determine on its merits a motion by which relator sought dismissal of a suit for damages on the basis of the equitable doctrine of forum non conven-iens. We make our alternative writ peremptory.
One William Michael Scantlin on May 12, 1969, filed suit in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, seeking damages of $100,000 under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.) for alleged injuries suffered by him on or about July 29, 1966, at Liberal, Kansas, while…
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. KepnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Douglas v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Miles v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Missouri Ex Rel. Southern Railway Co. v. MayfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Murnan v. Wabash Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Anglim v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- Besse v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986
- Missouri Pacific R. Co. v. TircuitMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
- STATE EX REL. WYETH v. GradySupreme Court of Missouri · 2008
- Willman v. McMillenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
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