Padgett v. Atlantic Greyhound Corp.

GOURLEY, Chief Judge.

This is a motion for change of venue from the Western District of Pennsylvania to the Northern District of West Virginia based upon the doctrine of forum non conveniens, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1404(a).

This action was instituted in the United States District Court for the Western *125District of Pennsylvania by plaintiffs, residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to recover damages for personal injuries caused by a bus, owned and operated by the defendant, a corporation organized under the laws of Virginia and doing business in Pennsylvania. The accident occurred at Coolridge, West…