Patrick Jobbing Co. v. Globe & Rutgers Fire Ins.

McDOWELL, District Judge.

On February 17, 1926, the plaintiff, a Virginia Corporation having its only place of business at Stuart, Patrick county, Va., which is in this federal judicial district, instituted in the circuit court of Patrick county seven actions against seven nonresident insurance companies, based on different fire insurance policies. On or shortly before June 11, 1926, another similar action was commenced in the same court against another nonresident insurance company. All of these actions grew out of one fire. The first seven actions were removed to this court at Danville, Va.,…