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BANKERS LIFE & CAS. CO. v. HOLLAND.

No. 16.

346 U.S. 379 (1953)

74 S.Ct. 145

98 L.Ed. 106

BANKERS LIFE & CASUALTY CO. v. HOLLAND, CHIEF JUDGE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 30, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Short, Jr. argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Miller Walton.

M. H. Blackshear, Jr. argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Eugene Cook, Attorney General of Georgia, and Lamar W. Sizemore, Assistant Attorney General.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question here is whether mandamus is an appropriate remedy to vacate a severance and transfer order entered by a district judge on the ground of improper venue, under 28 U. S. C. § 1406 (a).1

This case arises out of a treble damage action brought by petitioner, an Illinois insurance corporation, in the United States District...

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