Legal Opinion
Central States Cooperatives, Inc. v. Watson Bros. Transportation Co., Inc
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 6, 1950No. 9291PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Chief Judge.
Central States Cooperatives, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Central States) on October 2, 1946, filed in the Municipal Court of Chicago its complaint against Watson Brothers Transportation Company, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Watson Brothers), for possession of certain described premises based upon the forcible entry and detainer statute of the State of Illinois, Ill. Rev. Stat. 1949, Ch. 57. Upon petition of Watson Brothers the cause was removed to the United States District Court. Watson Brothers by its answer denied that it was wrongfully in possession of the…
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