Levitt v. Ford Motor Co.

MISHLER, District Judge.

Petitioner Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. petitions for removal of the above entitled action now pending in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens.

The complaint, a copy of which was submitted with the petition, states six causes of action. Defendant Hicksvilie Motors, Inc., a citizen of New York, sold a motor vehicle to plaintiff Martin Levitt. The vehicle was manufactured by defendant Ford Motor Company, described in the complaint as both a foreign and domestic corporation. The complaint alleges that a tire manufactured by petitioner blew out and…