Edwards v. Connecticut Mutual Life Ins.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York
Motion to Dismiss.
1Opinion of the CourtCoxe, J.
This is an action on a policy of insurance. The plaintiff is a citizen of Massachusetts. The defendant is a Connecticut corporation. The action was originally commenced in the supreme *453court of the state1 of New York, and removed by defendant to this court. A motion is now made by the defendant to dismiss the action for wí ,nt of jurisdiction, — First: because it was improperly brought in the state court; and, second: because, irrespective of that question, it is r ot a controversy of which this court cán take cognizance. Even if the first ground of objection were well founded, the defendant…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Claflin v. Commonwealth InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Toland v. SpragueSupreme Court of the United States · 1838
- Gracie v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1823
- Sayles v. Northwestern Ins. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island · 1854
- Flanders v. Aetna Ins.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Hampshire · 1823
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