Matteson v. Bresette

COLLINSON, District Judge.

Plaintiff’s petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, against an individual and a corporate defendant on July 30, 1965. That petition alleged the residence of all of the parties, but no mention is made of their citizenship.

On August 20, 1965, the corporate defendant filed a petition for removal with this court as provided in § 1446 Title 28 United States Code. That petition states that this is a controversy between parties of different states and that the amount in controversy, exclusive of interest and costs, exceeds $10,000 and thus the…