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· 6/30/1967

New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Estes

Citations

  • 228 N.E.2d 440
  • 353 Mass. 90
  • 1967 Mass. LEXIS 693

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • observing that suits by state’s residents are “subject to the considerations of policy underlying the doctrine of forum non conveniens” and are not “shield[ed] ... from the operation of that doctrine”
  • observing that suits by state’s residents are “subject to the considerations of policy underlying the doctrine of forum non conveniens” and are not “shield[ed] . . . from the operation of that doctrine”
  • factors to consider include administrative burdens caused by litigation that has its origins elsewhere and desirability of trial in forum that is at home with governing law
  • discussing factors for determining whether dismissal is appropriate
  • discussing the common-law principals of forum non conveniens

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Judges: Wilkins, Spalding, Kirk, Spiegel

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