Legal Opinion
Messick v. Southern Pennsylvania Bus Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 26, 1945No. Civil Action 3734PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARD, District Judge.
This is a civil action seeking damages for personal injuries sustained on October 14, 1943. Defendant denies plaintiff’s allegation of diversity of citizenship and has filed a preliminary motion to dismiss the action for lack of jurisdiction under Rule 12(d) Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c.
Defendant contends that both parties were citizens of Pennsylvania when the action was brought in May, 1944. Both plaintiff and defendant have taken depositions and the question is now at issue before the court.
Plaintiff was born and raised in Sussex…
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