Eastern Steel & Metal Co. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co.

RULING ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO REMAND

NEWMAN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs move to remand this action to the Superior Court of Connecticut, County of New Haven, from which it was removed. Engaged in the business of steel importing, plaintiffs are Connecticut corporations, as is defendant, an insurance company.

A skeletal summary of the factual background will suffice for this motion. Defendant issued to plaintiff insurance policies covering certain steel being shipped from Mexico to purchasers in Cleveland and Chicago. The steel arrived in damaged condition. The purchasers were paid for the…