New York Court of Appeals, 1979

Epstein v. Sirivejkul

Epstein v. Sirivejkul
New York Court of Appeals · Decided October 25, 1979
48 N.Y.2d 738; 397 N.E.2d 1326; 422 N.Y.S.2d 658; 1979 N.Y. LEXIS 2385

Epstein v. Sirivejkul

Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

In granting the motion to dismiss on the ground of forum non conveniens, the Appellate Division did not abuse its discretion as a matter of law or in exercising that discretion fail to take into account all the various factors entitled to consideration (Irrigation & Ind. Dev. Corp. v Indag S. A., 37 NY2d 522, 525).

Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer concur in memorandum.

Order affirmed.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.