Legal Opinion

Bogue v. Chicago, B. & Q. R.

District Court, S.D. Iowa

Decided February 29, 1912PublishedCited by 9 opinions

At Law. Actions by Frank G. Bogue against tbe Chicago, Burlington Quincy Railroad Company, now pending in the Ottumwa division, and by Fdward D. Richey against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railway Company, now pending in the Eastern division, of the Southern district of Iowa. On motions to remand.

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH McPHERSON, District Judge.

Each of these cases presents the question as to whether it is removable from a state court to this court. Each case is one of a civil nature, with the requisite jurisdictional amount involved, and each presents a controversy between citizens of different states. But, does either defendant, because of the residence of the parties, have the right of removal?

The facts are: Bogue, the one plaintiff, is a citizen and resident of Nebraska. The defendant Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company is a corporation organized under the laws of Illinois, with general…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Bank of the United States v. DeveauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1809
  2. Shaw v. Quincy Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1892
  3. Louisville, Cincinnati, & Charleston Rail-Road v. LetsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
  4. In Re MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  5. Ex Parte WisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1906

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
  2. Denver-Chicago Trucking Co. v. LindemanDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1947
  3. Kimmerle v. City of TopekaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1912
  4. Mississippi Power Co. v. ArchibaldMississippi Supreme Court · 1940
  5. Hall v. Great Northern Ry. Co.District Court, D. Montana · 1912

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