Campbell v. Francis

HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

Facts

This case involves the dismissal of a civil action for conversion on the basis of forum non conveniens. The Plaintiff, an Iowa resident, owned rental property located in Iowa. His conversion action was brought against an individual resident of Missouri and an Iowa bank. The act underlying the conversion claim was the unauthorized deposit of rent checks in a personal account at a Missouri bank.

Plaintiff-Appellant Doyle Campbell filed his petition in Harrison County, Missouri, joining Shirley Francis and Bank of the West as defendants. In his first count,…