LABELLA v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC.

No. 14493.

595 P.2d 1184 (1979)

Michael A. LABELLA, Jr., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC., a corporation, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided June 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hoyt & Lewis, Great Falls, John C. Hoyt argued, Great Falls, for plaintiff and appellant.

Kurt W. Kroschel argued, Billings, for defendant and respondent.


HASWELL, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the District Court for Lewis and Clark County dismissing his complaint on the ground that suit was brought in an inconvenient forum.

Plaintiff is a resident of Spokane, Washington and has been employed by defendant railroad since 1947. Defendant, a Minnesota corporation, is a common carrier doing business in Montana and throughout the northwest. Plaintiff alleges that while inspecting and engaging...

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