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KASSAPAS v. ARKON SHIPPING AGENCY, INC.

No. 85-CA-652.

485 So.2d 565 (1986)

Amalia KASSAPAS, Individually as Personal Representative of the Estate of Georgios Kassapas, and as Tutrix of the Estates of the Minor Children, Nikolas Kassapas and Constantinos Kassapas; Despina Kassapas; Constantinos Kassapas; Goegious Lambou, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Andreas Lambou, Vasiliki Lambou; Sofia Lambou; and Vasiliki Lambou v. ARKON SHIPPING AGENCY, INC., Konkar Shipping Agencies, S.A., and Konkar Resolute Corporation.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Writ Denied May 12, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon Sarpy, New Orleans, C. John Caskey, Paul H. Dué, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert P. McCleskey, Jr., Gerard T. Gelpi, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before BOUTALL, WICKER and DUFRESNE, JJ.

DUFRESNE, Judge.

The question before us is whether the district courts of our state may, absent statutory authorization, conditionally dismiss a suit on the ground of forum non conveniens. It is our opinion that they cannot, and this case is therefore remanded for further proceedings.

FACTS

The pertinent facts are not in dispute. Plaintiffs are the survivors of two seamen, Georgios Kassapas and Andreas Lambou, who died in an accident aboard the M...

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