CASPAR v. DEVINE

No. 14207.

257 F.2d 197 (1958)

Eleanor CASPAR, a minor by her father and next friend, George J. Caspar, and George J. Caspar, individually, Appellants, v. Rita DEVINE and Richard John De Felice, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 1, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Howard Vogel, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

No appearance was entered for appellees.

Before REED, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, retired, and FAHY and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.

This case is here on appeal from an order of the District Court dismissing the complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens. The facts follow:

On July 29, 1957, appellants, residents of Maryland, filed in the District Court a complaint seeking damages for injuries sustained in an automobile accident in the District of Columbia. The complaint named appellees, also residents of Maryland, as defendants, and designated the...

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