Legal Opinion
Steele v. Halligan
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided February 7, 1916No. 1938PublishedCited by 20 opinions
At Law. Action by John H. Steele against O. P. Halligan. On motion to remand.
1Opinion of the Court
CUSHMAN, District Judge.
[1] Plaintiff moves that the cause be remanded to the state court. By the complaint he seeks to recover damages in excess of §3,000 for defendant’s alleged negligence, and states as a cause of action:
“That at all times hereinafter named the plaintiff was a prisoner confined in the United States penitentiary at McNeil’s Island, and that the defendant, O. P. Halligan, at all times hereinafter named was the warden of the United States penitentiary at McNeil’s Island, in charge of the inmates and of the maintenance and control of all of the inmates confined therein,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MottleySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Downes v. BidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- American Insurance v. 356 Bales of CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 1828
- Fort Leavenworth Railroad v. LoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Caha v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Mater v. HolleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Ryan v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1936
- United States v. McIntoshDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1932
- Rury v. GandyDistrict Court, E.D. Washington · 1926
- State ex rel. Grays Harbor Construction Co. v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1932
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