Mahone v. Manchester & Lawrence Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort by a citizen of this Commonwealth against a railroad corporation established by the laws of New Hampshire, for an injury suffered by him while a passenger in their cars from their negligence in the management of the train.
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Tort by a citizen of this Commonwealth against a railroad corporation established by the laws of New Hampshire, for an injury suffered by him while a passenger in their cars from their negligence in the management of the train. Ad damnum $10,000. In the Superior Court, before trial, the defendants filed a petition, as follows : “ The Manchester and Lawrence Railroad Corporation, defendant in the above suit, respectfully represents that it is a corporation duly established by the laws of New Hampshire, and is a citizen of said State of New Hampshire; that the plaintiff has alleged and does…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
The act of Congress of 1867, c. 196, authorizing suits pending in any court of a state, between a citizen of that state and a citizen of another state, to be removed, upon the petition and affidavit of the latter, at any time before the final hearing or trial, into the Circuit Court of the United States, has been held by the Supreme Court of the United States to be constitutional, and to include corporations as well as individuals. Railway Co. v. Whitton, 13 Wall. 270.
But, in order to transfer the case from the state to the federal court, the requirements of the act of Congress must be…
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