Legal Opinion
Riley v. Union Pac. R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 4, 1949No. 9787PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, a resident of Wisconsin, was injured on defendant’s platform in Green River, Wyoming, on July 2, 1944. Basing her claim upon common law negligence, she brought suit in an amount in excess of $3,000 in a state court in Illinois on June 22, 1948. In that court, defendant, a Utah corporation, on July 15, 1948, moved to remove the case to the Federal court on the ground of diversity of citizenship. The motion was granted and the cause was removed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. In that court, after…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Panama Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Margaret E. Coffey v. Van Dorn Iron Works, an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Bernard Food Industries, Inc. v. The Dietene CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- Headrick v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
- Eddie Manley, Individually, and as Administratrix of the Estate of Shirley Hall v. Leve T. EngramCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Anderson v. LintonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
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