Legal Opinion
Doscher v. United States Pipe Line Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 23, 1911No. 479PublishedCited by 3 opinions
In Equity. Bill by Henry Doscher against the United States Pipe Dine Company and others. On motion to set aside service.
1Opinion of the Court
J. B. McPHERSON, District Judge.
This hill is brought by a citizen and resident of New York, and the jurisdiction of the court depends solely on the diverse citizenship of the parties. Some of the defendants reside in the Eastern, and some in the Western, district of Pennsylvania. The nonresidents have been duly served, but appear specially and move to set aside.the service and quash the marshal's return. Section 740 of the Revised Statutes (page 587, U. S. Comp. St. 1901) provides distinctly for the case in hand:
“When a state contains more than one district, every suit not; of a local nature,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. TynenSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Greeley v. LoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Petri v. F. E. Creelman Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
- East Tennessee, V. & G. R. Co. v. Atlanta & F. R. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Georgia · 1892
- Goddard v. MaillerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1897
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Zell v. Erie Bronze Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1921