Russell v. Chrysler Corp.

In these cases, the defendants attempted to invoke the doctrine of forum non conveniens. In one action, the circuit court granted a motion to decline jurisdiction; in the other, such a motion was denied. On appeal, the Court of Appeals treated the doctrine as inapplicable on the ground that the corporate defendants are residents of Michigan. Because the doctrine is not subject to such a limitation, we remand these cases to the Court of Appeals for further consideration.

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In Russell v Chrysler Corp, plaintiff Thomas P. Russell was seriously injured in a January 16, 1986, accident in the State…