Legal Opinion
Wookey v. Waterman S. S. Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 12, 1950PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGOHEY, District Judge.
This is a wrongful death a-ctio.n under the Jones Act. Defendant moves under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1404(a) for a change of venue to the Southern District o-f. Alabama, Southern Division.
Plaintiff was appointed administratrix in Alabama, and' defendant’s allegation that she resides there is not denied. Defendant asserts it is an Alabama corporation; that its employees in Mobile have handled this matter throughout; that the Coast Guard investigation of the death was conducted there; that the Master and Chief Mate of the vessel reside in Mobile and that they are indispensable…
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