Anchor Motor Freight, Inc. v. Ranger Nationwide, Inc.

OPINION

GERALD J. WEBER, District Judge.

This action for property damage arises from an apparently spectacular collision between 3 tractor-trailers on an Interstate Highway. Plaintiff owned 2 of those vehicles, which were fully loaded automobile transports. The tractor-trailers all caught fire, destroying them and their cargo. Defendant’s driver died in the crash.

Plaintiff filed suit in state court for property damage to its 2 tractor-trailers and cargo, and for other related expenses. Defendant removed the action to Federal court on the basis of diversity. Defendant subsequently filed an…