Nyberg v. Montgomery Ward & Co.

STARR, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a resident and citizen of Michigan, began this action in the circuit court of Menominee county, Michigan, against the defendant, an Illinois corporation admitted to do business in Michigan, which operates one of its retail stores in the city of Menominee in Menominee county. The plaintiff sought to recover damages for her personal injuries sustained in an explosion, which she claims resulted from the defendant’s alleged negligence in connection with the disconnecting of a hot-water tank from a cook stove in her home. The action was removed to this court by the…