COFFEY v. VAN DORN IRON WORKS

No. 85-1728.

796 F.2d 217 (1986)

Margaret E. COFFEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VAN DORN IRON WORKS, an Ohio Corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas N. Mote, Lawson, Pushor, Mote & Coriden, Columbus, Ind., for plaintiff-appellant.

David T. Kasper, Locke, Reynolds, Boyd & Weisell, Indianapolis, Ind., for defendants-appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge, ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge, and GRANT, Senior District Judge.


ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

The primary issue presented in this appeal from a judgment for the defendant in this personal-injury diversity suit is whether the district court improperly denied the plaintiff's motion for transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). For the reasons stated below, we will affirm.

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The plaintiff, Margaret E. Coffey, is a citizen of Indiana. The defendant, Van Dorn Company ("Van Dorn"), is incorporated in Ohio, with...

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