Legal Opinion
Mary M. Knowlton v. Allied Van Lines, Inc., and Schick Movers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1990No. 89-1402PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Mary Knowlton began this action for personal injuries in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The defendants moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction over their persons. The District Court agreed that it lacked jurisdiction, but instead of dismissing the complaint it transferred the case to the Southern District of Iowa under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). That court then dismissed the complaint as barred by the Iowa two-year statute of limitations. The plaintiff appeals. She does not deny that the Iowa statute, if it applies, bars her action. She…
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