Legal Opinion
Whitman v. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided January 29, 1947No. Civil Action 2140PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORDBYE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, as co-trustees in bankruptcy of the Wisconsin Central Railway (hereinafter called the Wisconsin Central), commenced this action against defendant in the District Court of Hennepin County, Minnesota, for an alleged breach of a so-called “ore pooling contract” and asked $389,926.62 damages. Defendant promptly removed to this Court upon the grounds of diversity of citizenship between plaintiff trustees, who are residents of Minnesota, and defendant a Wisconsin corporation. Defendant has amended now to also base its removal upon the grounds that a Federal…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bardes v. Hawarden BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Ex Parte WisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Schumacher v. BeelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Kelley v. GillSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Bush v. ElliottSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Sayre v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1967
- Newland v. EdgarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Shverha v. Maryland Cas. Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1953
- In re Wisconsin Cent. Ry. Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1947
- Newland v. EdgarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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