Martin Oil Co. v. Philadelphia Life Insurance

ORDER

MAXWELL, Chief Judge.

Originally instituted in the Circuit Court of Upshur County, West Virginia, the above-styled civil action was removed by defendant Philadelphia Life Insurance Company (“PLI”) on the basis of federal question jurisdiction and, alternatively, diversity jurisdiction. Defendant PLI filed a Notice of Removal on August 31, 1992, which represented that defendant Professional Benefits Consultants, Inc. (“PBC”) “concurs with and joins in the decision of defendant PLI to remove this civil action from state court to federal court.” The defendants are represented by separate…