New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad v. Martin

This is a novel attempt in this Commonwealth. Miss Martin brought suit against the railroad company on April 21, 1890, in the Superior Court for the County of Hampshire; the company appeared and pleaded in abatement that neither the plaintiff nor the defendant lived or had a usual place of business in said county, but that the company had its usual place of business in the county of Hampden ; whereupon, on motion of the plaintiff, the cause was transferred to the Superior *314Court for the County of Hampden, under Pub. Sts. c. 161, § 12. The defendant also filed a petition for the removal of the…