Arogas, Inc. v. Truckers Express, Inc.

ORDER

STOHR, District Judge.

The instant action was originally filed in the Circuit Court of Franklin County, Missouri, and was removed to this Court by defendant on the basis of the Court’s diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiff is a Missouri corporation which operates a “Mr. Fuel travel center” on Highway 100 in Franklin County, adjacent to Interstate 44 (see Attachment 1). Defendant is a Montana corporation whose truck’s over-size cargo hit the 1-44 overpass near the Mr. Fuel travel center on May 24, 1993, which resulted in the closing of the overpass from that date to June 19, 1993. Plaintiffs…