Legal Opinion
Scott v. New York Cent. R. Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 29, 1948No. 48 C 850PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Chief Judge.
This cause came on to be heard on the motion of the defendant to transfer the cause to the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia or to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division.
The statute under which the transfer is asked to be made is Section 1404(a) of Title 28 U.S.C.A., which reads as follows:
“(a) For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought.”
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. National City Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1948
- Hayes v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1948
- White v. ThompsonDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1948
- Nunn v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. P. & PR Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1948
- Pascarella v. New York Cent. R. Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1948
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Ex Parte CollettSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- David Blake v. Capitol Greyhound Lines, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Sypert v. Bendix Aviation CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1958
- Ex Parte CollettSupreme Court of the United States · 1949