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Farmer v. Levenson

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 30, 2003No. 01-2186PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Tanya Farmer Avery and her daughter Seneca (the Farmers) brought suit alleging that an insurance company and Seneca’s former legal guardians deprived the Farmers of proceeds from the settlement of a personal injury claim through breach of contract and conversion. The district court dismissed the suit with prejudice because of improper venue. We vacate the dismissal and remand with directions to transfer the case to the Northern District of Georgia.

History

When Seneca was a child, she suffered a spinal cord injury while being treated at the Fort Stewart Army Hospital in Georgia. In 1985…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Goldlawr, Inc. v. HeimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Smith v. BarrySupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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