Legal Opinion
Nancy L. Tillett, Administratrix of the Estate of Stephen M. Tillett v. J.I. Case Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 11, 1985No. 84-1439PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Nancy L. Tillett, a resident of Pennsylvania and administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Stephen M. Tillett, filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia seeking damages for the allegedly wrongful death of her husband, a United States serviceman. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), the District of Columbia court transferred Tillett’s action to the Eastern District of Wisconsin after defendant J.I. Case Company demonstrated that the District of Columbia court lacked personal jurisdiction over Case. Defendant Case subsequently…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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