Legal Opinion

Sherman v. Pere Marquette Ry. Co.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided October 3, 1945No. Mo. 45C1057PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARNES, District Judge.

The defendant, Pere Marquette Railway Company, moved to dismiss this case on the ground that this court is not a court of proper venue by reason of the fact that the plaintiff, after the incurrence of the injuries alleged in the complaint, entered into valid agreements that any suit instituted because of his injuries would be brought in the Circuit Court for the County of Wayne, Michigan, or in the Federal Court at Detroit, Michigan. In its brief in support of the motion to dismiss, the defendant states the facts as follows:

“Plaintiff brings this action under the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. KepnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Duncan v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. Clark v. LowdenDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1942
  5. Detwiler v. LowdenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Boyd v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Krenger v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
  3. Damiano v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
  4. Petersen v. Ogden Union Railway & Depot Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1946
  5. Akerly v. New York Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1948

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