Legal Opinion
Grossman v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 1, 1988No. 86 Civ. 9550 (RLC)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge:
In this diversity action arising out of an alleged breach of lease, defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., lessee’s assignee, moves to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. Rule 12(b)(2), F.R.Civ.P. In the alternative, defendant moves to transfer the case to the Eastern District of Tennessee, the situs of the demised property. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1404(a).
Plaintiff resides in New York. Defendant, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Bentonville, Arkansas, operates discount department stores in various states, among them…
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