HOFFMAN v. GOBERMAN

No. 17474.

420 F.2d 423 (1970)

Louis HOFFMAN, Appellant, v. Allan N. GOBERMAN.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided January 6, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory M. Harvey, Esquire, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Kimber E. Vought, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, Pa. (Dennis R. Suplee, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MARIS, SEITZ and STAHL, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MARIS, Circuit Judge.

The question presented on this appeal is whether the district court abused its discretion in dismissing the complaint under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. For the reasons which follow, we hold that under the circumstances of this case it was an abuse of discretion to decline jurisdiction.

The plaintiff Louis Hoffman, a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, and the defendant Allan N. Goberman, a resident...

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