State ex rel. City of Reno v. Reno Traction Co.
Nevada Supreme Court
Original proceeding in quo warranto by the State, on the relation of the City of Reno, against the Reno Traction Company. Defendant moves to have the cause removed to the Federal Court.
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Original proceeding in quo warranto by the State, on the relation of the City of Reno, against the Reno Traction Company. Defendant moves to have the cause removed to the Federal Court. The record in this action shows that the removal is sought under the statutes of the United States providing that the district court of the United States shall have original jurisdiction of all suits of a civil nature at common law or in equity where the matter in controversy exceeds, exclusive of interest and costs, the sum or value of three thousand dollars, and is between citizens of different states. (Sec.…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
McCarran, C. J.:
This is an original proceeding in quo warranto. The defendant has filed the necessary notice, petition, and bond, and hás moved this court for an order removing the cause to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, upon the ground and for the reason that the controversy is between citizens of different states and that more than $3,000 is involved. It is admitted by the plaintiff here that there is involved more than $3,000. Objection is interposed to the removal, *408however, on the ground that the State of Nevada is party plaintiff, and therefore…
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