Alford v. Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

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• holding that, although trial court must resolve all issues of material fact in forum non conveniens challenge by way of petition and answer, court may analyze public factors such as issues of court congestion, community involvement in specific case(s
• providing for petition and answer procedure under former Pa.R.Civ.P. 206, 209
• “[Ejection 5322(e) applies when a tribunal of this jurisdiction determines that a tribunal in another jurisdiction would offer a more convenient and appropriate situs for the action.”
• ‘[S]ection 5322(e) applies when a tribunal of this jurisdiction determines that a tribunal in another jurisdiction would offer a more convenient and appropriate situs for the action.’
• ‘[S]ection 5322(e) applies when a tribunal of this jurisdiction determines that a tribunal in another jurisdiction would offer a more convenient and appropriate situs for the action.’
• trial court can consider without supporting evidence such matters of public interest as the possibility of court congestion, the extent of involvement in the outcome of litigation, and the difficulties of applying foreign law

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).