Legal Opinion
Margaret E. Coffey v. Van Dorn Iron Works, an Ohio Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 14, 1986No. 85-1728PublishedCited by 493 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
The primary issue presented in this appeal from a judgment for the defendant in this personal-injury diversity suit is whether the district court improperly denied the plaintiff’s motion for transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). For the reasons stated below, we will affirm.
I
The plaintiff, Margaret E. Coffey, is a citizen of Indiana. The defendant, Van Dorn Company (“Van Dorn”), is incorporated in Ohio, with its principal place of business in that state. On February 3, 1981, the plaintiff’s left hand was crushed while she operated in Indiana a molding press…
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