Legal Opinion
Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 27, 1960No. 229PublishedCited by 726 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The single issue presented for decision in this case is whether the United States District Court in New Orleans, acting under 28 U. S. C. § 1404 (a), erred in ordering that this action for damages to cargo from alleged unseaworthiness be transferred for trial, “in the interest of justice,” to the United States District Court at Memphis, Tennessee, where the sinking of the barge occurred. The Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court's transfer order. 268 F. 2d 240. We granted certiorari to consider this important question. 361 U. S. 811.
The facts and circumstances on which the District…
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