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· 3/23/1987

Petty v. Suburban General Hospital

Citations

  • 525 A.2d 1230
  • 363 Pa. Super. 277
  • 1987 Pa. Super. LEXIS 7422

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that \[t]he party seeking the transfer must clearly specify the key witnesses to be called and must make a general statement of what their testimony will cover.\
  • stating that “[t]he party seeking the transfer must clearly specify the key witnesses to be called and must make a general statement of what their testimony will cover.”
  • stating that “[i]f a party has merely made a general allegation that witnesses will be necessary, without identifying them and indicating what their testimony will be the application for transfer will be denied”
  • stating that “[i]f a party has merely made a general allegation that witnesses will be necessary, without identifying them and indicating what their testimony will be the application for transfer will be denied”
  • a court must balance the private and public interests factors and transfer only if the balance is strongly in defendant’s favor
  • forum non conveniens analysis evaluated the forums of Philadelphia County and Montgomery County on motion to transfer venue

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Judges: Cirillo, Montemuro, Johnson

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