Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Estate of Bussell
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided September 30, 1996No. IP95 1579-C B/SPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENTRY
BARKER, District Judge.
This is before the court on defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and venue, or in the alternative, to transfer to the Southern District of Ohio, Western Division. For the reasons discussed below, although we find that we have personal jurisdiction and venue, defendants’ motion to transfer is granted.
7. BACKGROUND
The facts giving rise to this declaratory judgment action are not in dispute. On June 25,1995, decedent Judith Bussell was operating her automobile on Interstate 65 near Indianapolis, Indiana, in the Southern District of Indiana.…
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