Futterman v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

CAILLOUET, District Judge.

This action was instituted in the state court, in and for the Parish of Orleans, within this Eastern District of Louisiana, by citizens of Louisiana against the parents of a minor (likewise citizens of said State), with whom said minor then resided, and the Western Union Telegraph Company (his employer), organized under the laws of New York, and citizen of said State.

Plaintiffs sought to recover against the father and mother and the company individually and in solido, in amount exceeding $3,000, exclusive of interest and costs, for damages claimed to have been…