Thiel v. Southern Pac. Co.

MATHEWS, Circuit Judge.

On December 30, 1940, appellant, Gilbert E. Thiel, a citizen of California, brought an action against appellee, Southern Pacific Company, a Kentucky corporation, for damages in the sum of $250,000 for personal injuries sustained by appellant and alleged to have been caused by appellee’s negligence. The action was brought in a State court of California, but, on petition of appellee, was removed from that court to the District Cou’rt of the United States for the Northern District of California. There appellee answered on February 24, 1941. The answer denied that…