Opinion
June 2, 1989
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Ontario County, Reed, J.
Present — Denman, J.P., Boomer, Pine, Balio and Lawton, JJ.
Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: The court did not abuse its discretion in granting defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens (CPLR 327 [a]; Islamic Republic v. Pahlavi, 62 N.Y.2d 474, 479, cert denied 469 U.S. 1108; Silver v. Great Am. Ins. Co., 29 N.Y.2d 356, 361). The cause of action arose in South Carolina, defendant is amenable to suit in that forum, and both the contract and choice of law principles compel the application of South Carolina law (see, Islamic Republic v. Pahlavi, supra). We express no opinion on the merits of the parties' cross motions for summary judgment.