· 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
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- 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
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Cirillo, Montemuro, Johnson
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