Legal Opinion
Robbins, H. v. Consolidated Rail & Penn Central
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 29, 2019No. 1055 EDA 2018PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY STEVENS, P.J.E.:
*84 Consolidated Rail Corporation ("Consolidated Rail") and Penn Central Corp., A/K/A American Premier Underwriters, Inc. ("Penn Central") (collectively "Appellants") appeal from the denial of their motion to dismiss the complaint filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens , for re-filing in a more appropriate forum. After a careful review, we affirm.
The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows: Howard Robbins ("Mr. Robbins"), who is a resident of Indiana and the personal representative for the…
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