Legal Opinion

Rivers v. Bradley

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of South Carolina

Decided December 23, 1892PublishedCited by 5 opinions

At .Law. Action brought in the court of common pleas for Berkeley county, R. 0., by Thomas B. Rivers against William L. Bradley and one (laillard, for personal injuries. Defendant Bradley removed the cause to the United States ebeuit court. On motion to remand.

1Opinion of the Court

SIMONTON, District Judge.

This is a, motion to remand. The action began in the court of-common pleas for Berkeley county in the stale of South Carolina. It was removed into ibis court upon the petition of the defendant Bradlev. There are in fact two petitions for removal, but they will he consolidated. Two grounds are'set up: First. That plaintiff is a citizen of South Carolina, and that Bradley, the only real party in interest, is a citizen of the state of Massachusetts; that against (laillard, ihe other defendant, the complaint sets out no cause of action, and that he is joined as a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad v. GraysonSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Madden v. Port Royal &c. Railway Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1892
  3. Tompkins v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1890

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Chiatovich v. HanchettU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nevada · 1897
  2. McAllister v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1912
  3. North Side Canal Co. v. Twin Falls Canal Co.District Court, D. Idaho · 1926
  4. Shepherd v. Bradstreet Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Missouri · 1895
  5. Sperry v. Wabash R.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 1943

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