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VAN DAM v. SMIT

No. 4695.

101 N.H. 508 (1959)

ABRAHAM VAN DAM v. CAREL J. SMIT.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided January 30, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Booth, Wadleigh, Langdell, Starr & Peters and Stanton E. Tefft (Mr. Tefft orally), for the plaintiff.

Jerome L. Silverstein and J. Richard William (of New York) (specially) (Mr. Silverstein orally), for the defendant.

KENISON, C. J.

It is not disputed that New Hampshire had jurisdiction of this action in contract (Parsons &c. Lumber Co. v. Southwick, 101 N.H. 258) and "ordinarily, jurisdiction of actions in contract will not be declined." Thistle v. Halstead, 95 N.H. 87, 90. The defendant, however, maintains that the suits should be dismissed under the doctrine of forum...

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