Legal Opinion
Drapkin v. Keene
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 10, 1955PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BICKS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, both residents of the State of New Jersey, instituted this suit to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident which occurred in the Northern District of New York. One of the defendants is a resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the other of the State of New York (Western District).
The Pennsylvania defendant moves under Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 1406(a) 1 to dismiss the action on the ground that the venue is wrongly laid in the Southern District of New York. Plaintiff, apparently recognizing the soundness of movant’s…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Olberding v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Foster-Milburn Co. v. Knight, Chief JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
3Cited by3 opinions
- Mitchell v. GundlachDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1955
- Lipp v. JansonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1961
- Camp v. Lebanon Fabrics Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1960