Legal Opinion
Rosemarie T. Schwilm, Administratrix of the Estate of Carrol A. Schwilm, Deceased v. Thomas J. Holbrook, M.D. And Cabell Huntington Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 28, 1981No. 81-1357PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
Rosemarie T. Schwilm, Administratrix of the Estate of Carroll A. Schwilm, appeals from a judgment dismissing her diversity wrongful death and survivorship action on the ground of lack of personal jurisdiction over the nonresident defendant, Thomas J. Holbrook, M.D. She also appeals from the denial of her motion to transfer the action to an appropriate district court in West Virginia, Dr. Holbrook’s home state. Because we conclude that West Virginia is the more appropriate forum for this action, we do not decide whether personal jurisdiction could…
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