Legal Opinion
Ervin v. Texas Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1938No. 11037PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOTH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing plaintiff’s cause for lack of prosecution after an order had been made overruling plaintiff’s motion to remand the case to the State Court.
*807The action was commenced by plaintiff Ervin in the State Court of Arkansas to recover damages for personal injuries. The Texas Company and one of its employees, A. B. Fox, were joined as defendants.
The Texas Company filed petition for removal, alleging that it was a citizen and resident of Delaware; that plaintiff was a citizen and resident of Arkansas; that the amount involved was over…
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