Dulaney v. Consolidated Rail Corp.

KELLY, Judge:

In this appeal, appellant, James Dula-ney, asks us to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion when it transferred his case from Philadelphia County to Allegheny County where appellee, Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail, presented facts to establish that trial in Philadelphia County would have been oppressive under Cheeseman v. Lethal Exterminator, Inc., 549 Pa. 200, 701 A.2d 156 (1997). We hold that, under Cheeseman, the trial court’s transfer of venue based on forum non conveniens was proper where Conrail established that trial in Philadelphia County would…