Hostetler v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

MARSH, District Judge.

This action was commenced on February 20, 1958, in the Western District of Pennsylvania at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by plaintiff, an employee of the defendant railroad, to recover for injuries pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., Safety Appliance Acts, 45 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq., and Boiler Inspection Acts, 45 U.S.C.A. § 22 et seq.

The cause of action arose on April 7, 1957, at New Gate, near Hagerstown, in the District of Maryland where the action might have been brought.

Defendant filed a timely motion to transfer venue to the United…