Legal Opinion
Coffill v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided January 15, 1960No. Civ. A. No. 16140PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARTELS, District Judge.
Motion by defendant for an order pursuant to § 1404(a) of Title 28 U.S.C.A. to transfer the action to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The action is to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of one of the plaintiffs (instituted by an administrator) and for personal injuries sustained by two other plaintiffs and their infant daughter then 12 years of age (instituted by a guardian ad litem) in a grade crossing accident which occurred on August 10, 1955 in Williamstown, North Carolina. The suit was commenced on December…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Norwood v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Southern Railway Co. v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1960
- Strypek v. SchreyerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1954
- In re Baker-Whiteley Towing Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1956
- Seaboard Machinery Corp. v. Bethlehem Steel Co.District Court, N.D. Florida · 1954
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Sweetheart Plastics, Inc. v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Clay v. Overseas Carriers Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- Development Co. of America, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1966
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