Legal Opinion
Manchester Modes, Inc. v. Adolph P. Schuman
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 28, 1970No. 689, Docket 34465PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from an order of the District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissing a complaint for improper venue brings us for the first time a question of the interpretation of 28 U.S.C. § 1391(c) that has divided the district courts and the commentators ever since its enactment twenty years ago. We join the two other courts of appeals which have considered the issue in holding that the second clause of the section does not refer to a corporation as plaintiff.
The action here sought injunctive relief and damages for adverse publicity resulting, from…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Ex Parte SchollenbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Camp v. GressSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Bastille Properties, Inc. v. Hometels of America, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1979
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