Legal Opinion
Davis v. American Viscose Corporation
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 6, 1958No. Civ. A. 15220PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARSH, District Judge.
This is a motion by defendant to transfer a personal injury action filed in the Western District of Pennsylvania for trial at Pittsburgh to the Middle District of Pennsylvania for trial at Harrisburg. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1404(a). 1
In Norwood v. Kirkpatrick, 1955, 349 U.S. 29, 75 S.Ct. 544, 546, 99 L.Ed. 789, the Supreme Court in affirming the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in All States Freight v. Modarelli, 1952, 196 F.2d 1010 held that the district court under this statute had a broader discretion than under the doctrine of forum, non conveniens; however, it plainly…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Norwood v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- All States Freight, Inc. v. ModarelliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation v. Hugh Breeding, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation v. Hugh Breeding, Inc., a Corporation, Hugh Breeding, Inc., a Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. GinsburgDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1954
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Colgate-Palmolive Co. v. North American Chemical Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- McFarlin v. Alcoa Steamship CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
- Calva v. American Air Lines, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1959
- Hostetler v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1958
- Standard v. Stoll Packing CorporationDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
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