Martin v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, District Judge.

This action was brought in the City Court of the City of New York and removed to this court. The plaintiff moves to remand on the grounds: (1) That the amount involved is only $2,000; (2) that the action is brought under the Employers’ Liability Act (Comp. St. §§ 8657-8665), and therefore is not removable from a state court into the United States court.

The first point has already been decided against the contention of the plaintiff in the eases of Porter v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation (D. C.) 284 Fed. 397, and Hill v. United States…