Imperial Colliery Co. v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.

KELLER, District Judge.

These cases are before me upon motions, made under a special appearance by defendants, for the dissolution of the temporary restraining orders heretofore granted, because, “as it appears from the face of the bill, the foundation of the jurisdiction is a federal question, and not diversity of citizenship alone,” and hence that “jurisdiction cannot be entertained * * * except in the district of which the defendant is an inhabitant, and the bill further discloses that the defendant is not an inhabitant of the district where the suit is brought, but a citizen of the state…