Legal Opinion
Williams v. Green Bay & Western Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 14, 1946No. 100PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Petitioners, residents of the City of New York, are holders of Class B debentures issued by respondent railroad company, a Wisconsin corporation. They brought this suit in the New York courts to recover amounts alleged to be due and payable under the debentures out of earnings in lieu of interest. On petition of respondent the action was removed to the federal District Court for the Southern District of New York on the grounds of diversity. Respondent thereupon moved (1) to set aside the service because respondent was not doing business in New York and (2) to dismiss because the subject…
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