Legal Opinion
Raphael J. Musicus, Inc. v. Safeway Stores, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 5, 1984No. 83-3001PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a dismissal for lack of proper venue of a diversity case which presents somewhat arcane and technical issues involving the characterization of actions as local or transitory for venue purposes. For the reasons given below, we reverse and remand to the district court for further proceedings.
I
Defendant-appellee, Safeway Stores, Inc. (“Safeway”), undertook in 1961 a sale and leaseback arrangement of seven properties with a predéeessor in interest of the plaintiff-appellant, Raphael J. Musicus, Inc. (“Musicus”). Musicus is now the lessor of two of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Massie v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- Hayes v. O'BrienIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Ellenwood v. Marietta Chair Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Peyton v. DesmondCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Bay State Milling Co. v. Martin (In Re Martin)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1992
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