Legal Opinion
Capps v. New Jellico Coal Co.
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided January 5, 1950No. 1134PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.
Suit for benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law of Tennessee was commenced in a state court and removed to this Court on grounds of diversity and jurisdictional amount. Plaintiff has moved to remand for the alleged reason that the amount in controversy does not exceed $3,-000.00, exclusive of interest and costs.
Plaintiff was injured on or about May 5, 1947, while working for defendant in coal mining operations at Morley, Tennessee. He was paid, compensation at the rate of $20.00 per week from the date of the accident and for a period of 36 weeks.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. FlowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Brady v. Indemnity Ins. Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1933
- Woods v. Massachusetts Protective Ass'nDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1929
- Harrison v. Grandison Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1940
3Cited by2 opinions
- Griffith v. Alabama By-Products Corp.District Court, N.D. Alabama · 1954
- Forest Laboratories, Inc. v. La Maur, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1965