Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 8/18/2014

Bratic, A. v. Rubendall, C., Aplt.

Citations

99 A.3d 1
626 Pa. 550
2014 WL 4064028
2014 Pa. LEXIS 2093

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noting that it is error for this Court to substitute our judgment for that of the trial court
holding affidavits are not required but can constitute sufficient evidence for a forum non conveniens petition
holding inconvenience of trial 100 miles away is “patent”
holding “when the case involves a transfer from Philadelphia to a more distant county, factors such as the burden of travel, time out of the office, disruption to business operations, and the greater difficulty involved in obtaining witnesses and sources of proof are more significant”
holding “when the case involves a transfer from Philadelphia to a more distant county, factors such as the burden of travel, time out of the office, disruption to business operations, and the greater difficulty involved in obtaining witnesses and sources of proof are more significant”
affirming transfer where eight defense witnesses presented affidavits explaining that business activities made it more burdensome to attend trial 100 miles from the county of their location and the location of the events underlying the abuse of process claim

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Judges: Castille, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Todd, McCaffery, Stevens

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