Legal Opinion
Hill v. Smith
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided February 18, 1972No. Civ. A. 6474PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON MOTION TO DISMISS
FOX, Chief Judge.
This is a diversity of citizenship action alleging failure to pay monies due on a promissory note in the amount of $42,750. Defendants have moved to dismiss or in the alternative to transfer venue to Illinois on the grounds that the court lacks in personam jurisdiction over defendants.
The defendants base their argument on the fact that they are Illinois residents, were served in Illinois and the note involved in this case was executed in Illinois.
The note, however, is but part of a much larger transaction whose basic locale is Michigan. The…
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