Barker v. Hartford Fire Ins.

SWINFORD, District Judge.

This case is before the court on the plaintiff’s motion to remand.

The record discloses that the plaintiff was the owner of a policy of insurance by which the defendant agreed among other tilings to pay for loss by fire of three motor vehicles which were on July 8, 1950, allegedly completely destroyed by fire.

The plaintiff instituted separate actions for each of the automobiles in the state court. Each of the actions was for less than $3,000. The defendant sought by plea in abatement, under Section 118 of the Kentucky Code of Practice in Civil Cases to have two of the…