Legal Opinion
Akers v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1967No. Misc. Nos. 382, 11153PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) of Hewlett Akers’ Federal Employers Liability action, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., against Norfolk & Western Railway Company from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia at Roanoke, to the Southern District of West Virginia at Huntington, was refused the railway, and it now asks us to direct the removal.
The controversy comes here on the company’s application for permission to appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) from the interlocutory order denying the transfer, and also on its petition for mandamus requiring the District Judge to order…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Norwood v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- A. Olinick & Sons, Plaintiff-Petitioner v. Dempster Brothers, Inc., Defendant-Respondent. A. Olinick & Sons v. Honorable Matthew T. Abruzzo, United States District Judge, Eastern District of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Southern Railway Company, a Corporation v. Frank J. MaddenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956
- Clayton v. WarlickCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Jim Crockett Promotions, Inc. v. Action Media Group, Inc.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1990
- Hewlett Akers v. Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Norfolk and Western Railway Company v. The Honorable Ted Dalton, United States District Court Judge for the Western District of Virginia, Hewlett Akers, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Uniprop Manufactured Housing Communities Income Fund II v. Home Owners Funding Corp. of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1990
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Allied Chemical Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1970
- Bates v. JC Penney Co., Inc.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1985
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