Legal Opinion
Corcoran v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 1, 1961No. Civ. A. No. 61-216-CPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAFFREY, District Judge.
This is an action of tort for personal injuries commenced by plaintiffs in the District Court of Natick, Massachusetts. The ad damnum in the writ, which was *841returnable on March 4, 1961, is in the amount of $25,000. On March 6, 1961, counsel for the defendant filed a special appearance in the District Court of Natick solely for the purpose of effecting removal of the action to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts under the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 1441.
On March 14, plaintiffs filed a motion to reduce the ad damnum from $25,000 to…
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- Stuart v. CreelDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1950
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