Silver v. Great American Insurance

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1972-01-06

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Chief Judge Fuld. We have previously held that “ [o]ur courts are bound to try an action for a foreign tort when either the plaintiff or the defendant is a resident of this State ” and that it is only when such an action is brought by one nonresident against another that “ our courts may refuse to take cognizance of the controversy ’ ’ on the ground of forum non conveniens, (de la Bouillerie v. de Vienne, <span…

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