Case Name: SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Appellant, v. Junior L. BOWLING, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1961-04-24
Citations: 129 So. 2d 433
Docket Number: No. 60-622
Parties: SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Appellant, v. Junior L. BOWLING, Appellee.
Judges: CARROLL, CHAS., J., concurring in part and dissenting in part.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 129
Pages: 433–439

Head Matter:
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Appellant, v. Junior L. BOWLING, Appellee.
No. 60-622.
District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.
April 24, 1961.
Rehearing Denied May 25, 1961.
Scott, McCarthy, Preston, Steel & Gille-land and Robert J. Beckham, Miami, for appellant.
Nichols, Gaither, Green, Frates & Beck-ham, Miami, for appellee.

Opinion:
HORTON, Chief Judge
This appeal seeks the reversal of an order denying the appellant's motion to dismiss. This was an action brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. By its motion, the appellant sought application of the doctrine of forum non conveniens. The cause of action arose in the State of Georgia between non-residents of this state.
The application of this doctrine is discretionary on the part of the trial judge. See Hagen v. Viney, 124 Fla. 747, 169 So. 391. Therefore, the question presented is whether there was a clear abuse of discretion on the part of the trial judge.
Having reviewed the record, the briefs and appendices of the parties, we conclude that the appellant has failed to demonstrate an abuse of the discretion vested in the trial judge.
Accordingly, the order appealed is affirmed.
CARROLL, CHAS., J., concurring in part and dissenting in part.
MILLEDGE, STANLEY, Associate Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in part.