Legal Opinion
Chapman v. Ozark Forest Products, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided October 12, 1965No. Civ. A. No. 15253-3PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECKER, Chief Judge.
This action for damages for personal injuries was instituted in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, at Independence. The defendants Ozark Forest Products, Inc. (“Ozark” hereinafter) and Jabe Pierce, an individual, removed to this Court alleging diversity of citizenship.
An examination of the file in this cause prior to trial reveals the petition for removal fails to comply with Section 1446 of Title 28 U.S.C. The defendants neglected to aver the principal place of business of defendant Ozark.
The material portions of the petition for removal, paragraphs Nos. 1, 2,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Colorado Life Co. v. SteeleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
- Young Spring & Wire Corp. v. American Guarantee & Liability InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1963
- Ringsby Truck Lines, Inc. v. Laurence J. BeardsleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Alexander v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1963
3Cited by9 opinions
- William H. Hendrix v. New Amsterdam Casualty Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- Barrow Development Company, Inc. v. The Fulton Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Crawford v. Fargo Manufacturing Co.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1972
- White v. Fawcett PublicationsDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1971
- Herman L. Reid, James Q. Bryan and Gratha Bryan v. Ford, Bacon and Davis Construction CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
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