SEGUROS COM. AMERICA v. AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.

No. 04-97-00038-CV.

966 S.W.2d 652 (1998)

SEGUROS COMERCIAL AMERICA, S.A. De C.V., Appellant, v. AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD. and Trucking Servicios Mexicanos, S.A. De C.V., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Overruled March 26, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana K. Martin, Robert G. Moll, Hill, Rivkins, Loesberg, O'Brien, Mulroy & Hayden, Houston, Shirley Hale Mathis, Mann, Trevino, Hale & Gallego, Laredo, for Appellant.

C. Scott Kinzel, Chester J. Makowski, Jeffrey J. Putnam, Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, L.L.P., Houston, Richard G. Morales, Jr., Person, Whitworth, Ramos, Borchers & Morales, Laredo, for Appellees.

Before RICKHOFF, LÓPEZ and DUNCAN, JJ.


OPINION

LÓPEZ, Justice.

This appeal arises from a suit to recover damages for loss of a container of cargo. The trial judge dismissed the suit on the grounds of forum non conveniens and the plaintiff appealed. Because we find that the suit was properly dismissed, we affirm.

Appellant, Seguros Comercial America, S.A. De C.V. (Seguros) is a Mexican insurance company and consignee of a container of stereo equipment that was shipped from Hong Kong...

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