Legal Opinion
Robert E. Lee & Co. v. Veatch
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1961No. 8348PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.
The question to be decided is whether the venue provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. § 1391(c) are applicable to corporations suing as plaintiffs, as well as to those named as defendants. The District Court decided that these provisions are so applicable. 195 F.Supp. 528 (W.D.S.C.1961). We, however, conclude that they are not.
An action was brought by Dixie Construction Company of Georgia, Inc., a Georgia corporation, and Robert E. Lee & Co., Inc., a South Carolina corporation, in the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina on a cause of action…
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