Legal Opinion
Brindle v. CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 25, 1973No. 72 C 1004PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BAUER, District Judge.
This motion comes on defendant’s motion to transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The action, arising under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S. C. §§ 51-60, involves a claim for personal injury allegedly suffered by plaintiff while working in defendant’s railroad yard.
In support of its motion defendant asserts that litigation of the cause would be more convenient if conducted in the Eastern District of Kentucky at Catlettsburg, Kentucky, which is a District wherein the suit originally could have been brought, pursuant to 45 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company v. IgoeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
- Peyser v. General Motors CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1958
- John Sypert v. Honorable Julius H. Miner, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1959
- Josephson v. McGuireDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1954
- Sypert v. Bendix Aviation CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1958
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Nelson v. Soo Line RailroadDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1999
- Oce-Industries, Inc. v. ColemanDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1980
- Roc, Inc. v. Progress Drillers, Inc.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1979
- Adler v. Avis Rent-A-Car System, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1975
- Pope v. Missouri Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1978
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