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CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO. v. BARGE FBL-585

No. 229.

364 U.S. 19 (1960)

80 S.Ct. 1470

4 L.Ed.2d 1540

CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO. v. BARGE FBL-585 ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 27, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eberhard P. Deutsch argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Malcolm W. Monroe and Rene H. Himel, Jr.

George B. Matthews argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Charles Kohlmeyer, Jr. and Selim B. Lemle.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The single issue presented for decision in this case is whether the United States District Court in New Orleans, acting under 28 U. S. C. § 1404 (a), erred in ordering that this action for damages to cargo from alleged unseaworthiness be transferred for trial, "in the interest of justice," to the United States District Court at Memphis, Tennessee, where the sinking...

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