SUTTLE v. REICH BROS. CO.

No. 214.

333 U.S. 163 (1948)

SUTTLE, ADMINISTRATRIX, v. REICH BROS. CONSTRUCTION CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 8, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Engle and John D. Miller argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

George T. Owen, Jr. argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE VINSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari in this case to consider a question arising under the federal venue statutes. Petitioner, a resident and citizen of the State of Mississippi, brought a negligence action based on diversity of citizenship in the District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The defendants in that suit were the respondents Reich Bros. Construction Company, a partnership, and its individual members...

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