Chandler v. Town of Attica

The question raised upon this motion for a new trial is whether the court erred upon the trial in ordering the action to be remanded to the state court, upon the ground that the plaintiff was collusively made a party to the suit, for the purpose of creating a case removable to this court. It appeared in evidence that prior to February 9,1884, the plaintiff was the owner of 12 unpaid and overdue coupons, for interest on bonds issued by the defendant, the coupons being for the sum of $25 each. The plaintiff was a citizen of the state of Connecticut. He had owned similar coupons previously, upon…