Parker Washington Co. v. Cramer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois; Kenesaw M. Landis, Judge. Action at law by Harold Cramer, a minor, by his next friend, Harriet E. Stears, against the Parker Washington Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
• BAKER, Circuit Judge.
[1]. Defendant in error, plaintiff below, filed his declaration in the Circuit Court of the United- States for the *879Northern District of Illinois to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him through the negligence of the defendant. Respecting jurisdiction on the ground of diversity of citizenship, the declaration alleged that the plaintiff was a citizen of Illinois, and that the defendant, a corporation, was a citizen of New Jersey. Without challenging the truth or the sufficiency of the jurisdictional averment, defendant went to trial…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The Lafayette Ins. Co. v. FRENCHSupreme Court of the United States · 1856
- Mexican Central Railway Co. v. DuthieSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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- Knight v. Lutcher & Moore Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1905
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- Ward v. MorrowCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
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