Legal Opinion
Frost v. PEOPLES DRUG STORE, INCORPORATED
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 31, 1974No. 6431 and 6472 to 6474PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REILLY, Chief Judge:
These cases are before us on appeals from orders entered in the Superior Court disposing of motions for dismissal filed by defendants on the ground of forum non conveniens.
In No. 6431, a damage action for personal injuries incurred at a retail pharmacy in Prince George’s County, Maryland, the trial judge granted the motion to dismiss, noting that a suit arising out of the same incident had been filed by the same plaintiffs in the county court.
In Nos. 6472, 6473, and 6474, another trial judge refused to dismiss three damage actions brought by sisters following their…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Stack v. BoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Pacific Car and Foundry Company v. Honorable Martin Pence, United States District Judge, District of Hawaii, and L. C. O'Neil Trucks Pty. LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Cohane v. Arpeja-California, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Carr v. Bio-Medical Applications of Washington, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Mills v. Aetna Fire Underwriters InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Timus v. District of Columbia Department of Human RightsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- United Methodist Church v. WhiteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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