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Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno
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| Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno |
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Supreme Court of the United States |
Argued October 14, 1981
Decided December 8, 1981
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| Full case name: |
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, Personal Representative of the Estates of Fehilly at al. |
| Prior history: |
The District Court granted the defendant a dismissal on the grounds of forum non conveniens. The Court of Appeals overturned this, believing the Scottish courts to be less favorable to the plaintiff than the original forum. |
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| Holding |
| The Supreme Court held that the Appeals court misinterpreted Gilbert. A change in forum to a less favorable court is permissible. The Appeals court decision was overturned and the District Court's reinstated. |
| Court membership |
Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices: William J. Brennan, Jr., Potter Stewart, Byron White, Thurgood Marshall, Harry Blackmun, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens |
| Case opinions |
Majority by: Marshall
Joined by: Burger, Blackmun Rehnquist, White
Concurrence by: White
Dissent by: Stevens
Joined by: Brennan, Powell
O'Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
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Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 235 (1981) was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court, in which the court considered the lower court's application of its power of forum non conveniens.
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