Norwood v. Carolina Power & Light Co.

WARING, District Judge.

The plaintiff, a resident of the State of South Carolina, brings suit against the Carolina Power and Light Company, a corporation under the laws of the State of North Carolina, and the defendants Lee, Lowry, and Bryant are alleged to be “residents of the above named State and County.” This is somewhat ambiguous, as it might refer to either North or South Carolina, both having been above alleged. However, all of the parties have chosen to treat the allegation as one intended to claim that the individual defendants are residents of South Carolina which is established as a…