Legal Opinion
Brown v. Commonwealth Nat. Life Ins. Co., Inc.
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided February 7, 1995No. CV-94-A-1419-NPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ALBRITTON, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This cause is before the court on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand the case to the Circuit Court of Lowndes County, Alabama.
Plaintiffs initially filed suit in that court on May 13, 1994, alleging various state law causes of action arising out of the sale of insurance by defendants to the plaintiffs. Defendant Commonwealth National Life Insurance filed a notice of removal on November 2, 1994. Commonwealth based its removal on federal question jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331. Specifically, the defendant asserts that the…
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