GILBERT v. GULF OIL CORPORATION

No. 167.

153 F.2d 883 (1946)

GILBERT v. GULF OIL CORPORATION.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

February 4, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max J. Gwertzman, of New York City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Matthew S. Gibson, of New York City (Archie D. Gray, of Houston, Tex., and Fred J. Locker, of New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before AUGUSTUS N. HAND, CLARK, and FRANK, Circuit Judges.


CLARK, Circuit Judge.

In this action plaintiff, resident in Virginia, sued defendant, a Pennsylvania corporation doing business in New York, for damages for the destruction of his Lynchburg warehouse and contents through an explosion of gasoline and resulting fire claimed to have been occasioned through defendant's negligence. Defendant by motion raised issues as to the venue of the action and the convenience of the forum, asserting that the witnesses were located...

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