Legal Opinion
Braten Apparel Corp. v. Bankers Trust Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 29, 1979No. 21045PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice:
Appellant Bankers Trust Company (Bankers) appeals from an order of the lower court denying its motion to dismiss the complaint, or failing in that, to stay the proceedings instituted by respondent Braten Apparel Company (BAC). We reserve that portion of the order denying Bankers’ motion to dismiss and adopt the doctrine of jorum non conveniens.
BAC is a New York corporation, with an office and management in New York City and also in South Carolina where it is qualified to do business and has business offices. Bankers is a New York banking corporation, with an office and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Nienow v. NienowSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1977
- Del Rio v. Ballenger CorporationDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1975
- Chapman v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1956
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- Federal Land Bank of Columbia v. DavantCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1987
- Macaulay v. Wachovia Bank of South Carolina, N.A.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1998
- Westerby v. Johns-Manville Corp., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1982
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