Trader v. Pope & Talbot, Inc.

EGAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a longshoreman employed by the third-party defendant, brought this suit against defendant to recover damages for injuries allegedly sustained on August 14, 1959 while working on de fendant’s vessel at Wilmington, Delaware, where he resided. The complaint was filed August 22, 1959, eight days after the accident and seven days before plaintiff was discharged from the Wilmington hospital to which he was taken for treatment.

Plaintiff now moves for a change of venue pursuant to Section 1404(a), Title 28, United States Code 1 on the grounds (1) that all the events…