Legal Opinion
Patin v. Sioux City and New Orleans Barge Lines, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided May 5, 1966No. Civ. A. 11153PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, District Judge.
In this Jones Act suit defendant corporation has moved to dismiss the suit against it for lack of proper venue. The basis for its motion is that it is not doing business in this district and, hence, it would not be proper to require it to litigate in this district, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1391(c).
Both parties rely upon the Suarez 1 decision, complainant contending that it requires only the transacting of “any business” in a district to satisfy the venue requirement of the Jones Act, defendant asserting that it requires the trans acting of “substantial business”. Although Suarez…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Houston Fearless Corporation v. Guy TeterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
- John G. Frazier, Iii, and Emily Louise Frazier v. Alabama Motor Club, Inc., David R. Lowell, Administrator, C.T.A., of the Estate of John G. Frazier, Jr. v. Alabama Motor Club, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Jenkins v. Lykes Bros. S. S. Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1943
- The Pure Oil Company v. Pascual SuarezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Cable News Network, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1981
- Transload & Transport, Inc. v. Tennessee Valley Towing, Inc.District Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1985