Legal Opinion
Swindell v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 26, 1999No. 98 Civ. 6440 (WCC)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM C. CONNER, Senior District Judge.
This action for personal injuries is before the Court on defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons stated hereinafter, the motion is granted.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff, Edward LeRoy Swindell (“plaintiff’), a resident of New York, brings this action against the defendant, Florida East Coast Railway (“defendant”), for injuries sustained while employed by defendant. Swindell worked as a laborer for defendant from 1939 to 1952, working…
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