Sannazzari v. Pan American World Airlines, Inc.

New York Court of Appeals

Sannazzari v. Pan American World Airlines, Inc.

319 N.E.2d 707, 35 N.Y.2d 690, 361 N.Y.S.2d 345, 1974 N.Y. LEXIS 1300

DecidedOctober 8, 1974

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Sannazzari v. Pan American World Airlines, Inc., 319 N.E.2d 707, 35 N.Y.2d 690, 361 N.Y.S.2d 345, 1974 N.Y. LEXIS 1300 (N.Y. 1974).

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Memorándum. The order of the Appellate Division, granting defendants’ motion to dismiss on the ground of forum non conveniens should be affirmed. In Silver v. Great Amer. Ins. Co. (29 N Y 2d 356, 361) we stated that forum non conveniens is an equitable doctrine the application of which “ should turn on considerations of justice, fairness and convenience ”. The Appellate Division by considering all of the pertinent factors affecting the convenience of our courts as well as that of the parties and the availability of an alternative forum properly exercised its discretion. (See, e.g., Varkonyi v. Varig, 22 N Y 2d 333, 338; Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert, 330 U. S. 501, 508; 1 Weinstein-Korn-Miller, N. Y. Civ. Prac., par. 327.02.)

Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Gabeielli, Jones, Wachtler, Babin, Stevens and Witmer

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Memorándum. The order of the Appellate Division, granting defendants’ motion to dismiss on the ground of forum non conveniens should be affirmed. In Silver v. Great Amer. Ins. Co. (29 N Y 2d 356, 361) we stated that forum non conveniens is an equitable doctrine the application of which “ should turn on considerations of justice, fairness and convenience ”. The Appellate Division by considering all of the pertinent factors affecting the convenience of our courts as well as that of the parties and the availability of an alternative forum properly exercised its discretion. (See, e.g., Varkonyi v. Varig, 22 N Y 2d 333, 338; Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert, 330 U. S. 501, 508; 1 Weinstein-Korn-Miller, N. Y. Civ. Prac., par. 327.02.)

Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Gabeielli, Jones, Wachtler, Babin, Stevens and Witmer

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