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McKINNEY v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 10397.

147 F.Supp. 954 (1957)

Charlotte L. McKINNEY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. Texas, Houston Division.

January 28, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith & Lehmann, Houston, Tex. (J. Edwin Smith, Houston, Tex.), for plaintiffs.

Baker, Botts, Andrews & Shepherd, Houston, Tex. (John F. Heard, Houston, Tex.), for defendant.

INGRAHAM, District Judge.

The case is before the court upon defendant's motion to transfer to the District of Arizona for the convenience of the parties and the witnesses, pursuant to Section 1404(a), Title 28 United States Code.

The law appears well settled that movant has the burden of making a strong case for transfer and that plaintiff's privilege of choosing his forum is a factor to be considered. In Ford Motor Co. v. Ryan, 2 Cir., 182...

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