Case Name: The State, ex rel. Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Appellant, v. Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County et al., Appellees
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1988-02-10
Citations: 35 Ohio St. 3d 151
Docket Number: No. 87-589
Parties: The State, ex rel. Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Appellant, v. Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County et al., Appellees.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Locher, Holmes, Wright and H. Brown, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 35
Pages: 151–152

Head Matter:
The State, ex rel. Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Appellant, v. Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County et al., Appellees.
[Cite as State, ex rel. Norfolk & Western Ry. Co., v. Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga Cty. (1988), 35 Ohio St. 3d 151.]
(No. 87-589
Decided February 10, 1988.)
Curtiss L. Isler, Dale F. Kainski and Henry D. Light, for appellant.
John T. Corrigan, prosecuting attorney, Patrick J. Murphy and Colleen C. Cooney, for appellees.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Mandamus will not lie to compel a trial judge to invoke the doctrine oí forum non conveniens since this rule involves the exercise of a trial judge's sound discretion. Accordingly, the judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed. We observe, however, that in dismissing the defendant railway company's request for the application of the doctrine, the trial court noted that Ohio has never adopted the rule. But, see, Chambers v. Merrell-Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1988), 35 Ohio St. 3d 123, 519 N.E. 2d 370.
Judgment affirmed.
Moyer, C.J., Locher, Holmes, Wright and H. Brown, JJ., concur.
Sweeney and Douglas, JJ., concur in judgment only.