Mayor of Baltimore v. Postal Tel. Cable Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maryland
Tills was an action by the mayor, etc., oí Bait!more, against the Postal Telegraph Cable Company to recover a Lax of two dollars on each pole maintained by defendant in the city streets. The action was brought in a court of the state of Maryland, and removed therefrom by defendant. Plaintiff moved to remand.
1Opinion of the Court
MOREIS, District Judge.
This case was originally brought in the court of common pleas of Baltimore city, and was removed opon 1 he petition of the nonresident defendant. The plaintiff now moves to remand the case upon the ground that the matter iu dispute does not exceed, exclusive of interest and costs, the sum or value of $2,000, which, by the act of congress of August IB, 1888, is the sum required to give jurisdiction to this court, and to give the right of removal. The declaration contains but one count, and that is for the recovery of the lax of $2 for each of 509 (olograph poles alleged…
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