RHODES v. BARNETT


117 F.Supp. 312 (1953)

RHODES v. BARNETT (No. I). BROWN v. PENNSYLVANIA GREYHOUND LINES, Inc. (No. II). McHONEY et al. v. MARINE TRANSPORT LINES, Inc. (No. III).

United States District Court S. D. New York.

December 15, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zalkin & Cohen, New York City, for plaintiff in No. I.

Laporte & Meyers, New York City, (Ernest S. Meyers, New York City, of counsel), for defendant in No. I.

Fields & Berkley, New York City (Lester D. Berkley, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff in No. II.

Clarence E. Mellen, New York City, for defendant in No. II.

Klonsky & Steinman, New York City, I. H. Jacobson, Charleston, S. C. (Robert Klonsky, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiffs in No. III.

Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City (Walter X. Connor, New York City, of counsel), for defendant in No. III.


MURPHY, District Judge.

Each of these three separate actions involves a motion by defendant for a change of venue under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1404(a) on the grounds of convenience of parties, witnesses and the ends of justice: (I) is a breach of contract action brought by plaintiff as a citizen of New York against defendants as citizens of California; (II) is a tort action brought by plaintiff as a citizen of New York against defendant, a Delaware corporation...

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