Newell v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania
Action by Frank A. Newell against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. On motion to rescitid an order dismissing the action for want of jurisdiction.
1Opinion of the Court
ORR, District Judge.
This matter comes before the court upon a motion of plaintiff’s counsel to rescind an order of this court dismissing the action for want of jurisdiction. The plaintiff is a citizen of Pennsylvania. The defendant is a corporation (and therefore an inhabitant) of Maryland.
The action is brought to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from the negligence of the defendant. The suit was brought on March 5, 1910. The statement then filed set forth nothing from which an inference could be drawn that the action was not an ordinary common-law action. This…
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