Hall v. Chattanooga Agricultural Works
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Tennessee
In Equity. Bill by W. R. Hall and others, residents of Tennessee, in a state court, as creditors and stockholders of the Chattanooga Agricultural Works, a Tennessee corporation, and others, to wind up the affairs of the corporation, pay its debts, and distribute the surplus, if any«, among the stockholders.
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In Equity. Bill by W. R. Hall and others, residents of Tennessee, in a state court, as creditors and stockholders of the Chattanooga Agricultural Works, a Tennessee corporation, and others, to wind up the affairs of the corporation, pay its debts, and distribute the surplus, if any«, among the stockholders. Henry Tod and Tod Ford, stockholders, residing in Ohio, were made parties defendant, and it was sought to compel them to pay the balance of their subscriptions to the stock; and they removed the cause to the United States circuit court. The cause is now heard on motion to remand.
1Opinion of the CourtKey, J.
The petition for removal in this case seeks to bring the cause from the state court into this court upon two grounds: That is, because there is a separable controversy between the petitioners and the other parties to the suit; and because there exists such prejudice or local influence that petitioners will not be able to obtain justice in the state court, or in any other court of the state to which this cause could be removed. It appears that application has been made in the state court for the removal of the cause because there is a separable controversy between the parties, but as yet there…
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