ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. v. POPE

36065.

93 Ga. App. 550 (1956)

92 S.E.2d 300

ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. v. POPE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided March 14, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alston, Sibley, Miller, Spann & Shackelford, Daniel B. Hodgson, Wm. B. Spann, Jr., for plaintiff in error.

Hewlett, Dennis, Bowden & Barton, Sam D. Hewlett, Jr., contra.


TOWNSEND, J.

The defendant makes the following contentions: (a) That the doctrine of forum non conveniens is the expression of an inherent power of courts and exists in Georgia; (b) That in any event it is established as the law of this case that such doctrine exists; (c) That accordingly, under the law and evidence it became the duty of the trial judge to exercise his discretion in determining whether or not the forum was so inconvenient for the defendant as to justify...

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