Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. Blaski
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 13, 1960No. 25PublishedCited by 1,037 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whittaker
To relieve against what was apparently thought to be the harshness of dismissal, under the doctrine of jorum *336non conveniens, of an action brought in an inconvenient one of two or more legally available forums, Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert, 330 U. S. 501, and concerned by the reach of Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. Kepner, 314 U. S. 44,1 Congress, in 1948, enacted 28 U. S. C. § 1404 (a), which provides:
Ҥ 1404. Change of venue.
“(a) For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Ex Parte CollettSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- In the Matter of Emanuel JosephsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by1,037 opinions
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- William Rodger Starnes v. Honorable Matthew F. McGuire Arthur Everett Small, Jr. v. Honorable George L. Hart, JrCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
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