Russell v. Champion Fibre Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of North Carolina, at Asheville; James E. Boyd, Judge. Action by R.- E. Russell against the Champion Fibre Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
In this action, brought in the superior court for Buncombe county, N. C., against Champion Fibre Company, W. S. McReary, and Erastus Cook, for the loss of a hand in a barking machine while plaintiff was in the employment of the Fibre Company, the state court on petition of the Fibre Company granted a motion to remove the cause to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of North Carolina. A motion was afterwards made in the District Court by counsel for plaintiff to remand -the cause to the state court on the ground that the -complaint alleged a…
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- Wecker v. National Enameling & Stamping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
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- Beal v. Champion Fiber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
- Turner v. . Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1896
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