Legal Opinion
O'BRIEN v. Lake Geneva Sugar Shack, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 18, 1984No. 83 C 20184PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ROSZKOWSKI, District Judge.
Before the court is defendant’s motion to dismiss and plaintiff’s motion to transfer venue. The court’s subject matter jurisdiction is based upon 28 U.S.C. § 1332. For the reasons set forth herein, defendant’s motion to dismiss is denied and plaintiff’s motion to transfer venue is granted.
Background
The simple facts giving rise to the present controversy are uncontested. On November 1, 1980, the plaintiff, an Illinois resident, was injured when she slipped and fell on the premises of a night club in Wisconsin. On October 11, 1983, the plaintiff filed suit…
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- Diane C. Martin v. Nelson Stokes T/a Nelson Stokes Garage and Allen R. LisenbyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Marve A. Dubin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Ellis v. Great Southwestern Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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