Legal Opinion
United States v. National City Lines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided October 12, 1948No. Civil Action 6747PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YANKWICH, District Judge.
I
The Motion to Transfer.
This civil action seeking injunctive and other relief against the defendants for violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act 1 was instituted on April 10, 1947. On September 29, 1947, I granted the motion of the defendants to dismiss the action on the ground that our district was an inappropriate forum for its maintenance and prosecution. 2 On direct appeal to the Supreme Court, pursuant to the special provision of the Judicial Code, 3 that Court reversed the order 4 upon the ground that the doctrine of forum non conveniens does not apply to civil…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- United States v. American Trucking AssociationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MottleySupreme Court of the United States · 1911
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3Cited by39 opinions
- United States v. National City Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Headrick v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
- STATE, DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES v. HiggsUtah Supreme Court · 1982
- Mayer v. Development Corporation of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1975
- Magee v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
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