American Surety Co. of New York v. Ritchie

HALE, Justice.

This suit is based upon the Texas Workmen’s Compensation Act. Vernon’s Ann. Civ.St. art. 8306 et seq. The compensation insurer, a New York corporation, has appealed from a judgment in favor of the injured employee, a resident citizen of Texas. ' Under the first and second points in its brief appellant says the trial court erred in refusing its petition for the removal of the cause into the Federal Court.

Appellee instituted the suit in one of the District Courts of McLennan County on May 26, 1943. He alleged in his original petition that on November 3, 1942, he sustained an…