Williams v. William B. Scaife & Sons Co.
District Court, D. New Jersey
At Law. Action by N. B. Williams, administrator of George G. Chasse, deceased, against the William B. Scaife & Sons Company, On motion to strike out the second, fourth, and fifth defenses of defendant’s answer.
1Opinion of the Court
HAIGHT, District Judge.
The original complaint in this matter was stricken out, because it failed to sufficiently allege the diversity of citizenship of the parties; that being the only ground upon which the jurisdiction of this court could be rested. The plaintiff was permitted to file, and has filed, an amended complaint. The action is brought by an administrator to recover damages for the death of George G. Chasse, occasioned, as it is alleged, by the bursting of a gas tank which the defendant had constructed and delivered pursuant to a contract between it and the deceased and another. The…
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