Legal Opinion
Gilbert v. Gulf Oil Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 4, 1946No. 167PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
In this action plaintiff, resident in Virginia, sued defendant, a Pennsylvania corporation doing business in New York, for damages for the destruction of his Lynch-burg warehouse and contents through an explosion of gasoline and resulting fire claimed to have been occasioned through defendant’s negligence. Defendant by motion raised issues as to the venue of the action and the convenience of the forum, asserting that the witnesses were located at or near the scene of the destructive fire. The District Court found the venue proper, but accepted the view that the court…
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