Legal Opinion
Guy F. Atkinson Company v. City of Seattle
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided January 15, 1958No. 2233PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOLDT, District Judge.
This action was commenced in the Southern Division of this court by the filing of a complaint alleging breach of contract and asserting jurisdiction solely, by diversity of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Defendant City of Seattle is a municipal corporation located wholly within the Northern Division of this district.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) defendant moves to dismiss the action, or, in the alternative, for its transfer to the Northern Division of this district on the ground that venue was improperly laid in the Southern Division by reason of 28 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Shaw v. Quincy Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Stonite Products Co. v. Melvin Lloyd Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Fairbanks Steam Shovel Company v. Wills, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Federal Contracting CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Garbe v. HUMISTON-KEELING AND COMPANYDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1956
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Robert E. Lee & Co. v. VeatchCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
- Technograph Printed Circuits, Ltd. v. Packard Bell Electronics Corp.District Court, C.D. California · 1968
- Sharp v. Commercial Solvents CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1964
- Bailiff v. Storm Drilling CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1972
- Johnson v. Tri-State Motor Transit Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1966
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