Mitchell v. Gundlach

CHESNUT, District Judge.

The presently more important question in this case is whether the court can and should transfer the case to the District of Columbia under section 1404(a) of title 28 of the Revised Judicial Code of 1948, which reads as follows:

“Change of venue: (a) For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought.” (Italics supplied.)

The plaintiff is a resident of the District of Columbia and sues as administrator of the estate of William Mitchell,…