Legal Opinion
Leggett v. Great Northern Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota
Decided June 10, 1910PublishedCited by 3 opinions
At Law. Action by Charles E. Leggett against the Great Northern Railway Company and another. On motion to remand.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLARD, District Judge.
This case stands now upon a motion to remand. It was removed into this court on the ground that it was a case arising under the Constitution and laws of the United States. In the case of Gold-Washing & Water Co. v. Keyes, 96 U. S. 199, 203, 24 L. Ed. 656, it was said:
“A cause cannot be removed from a state court simply because, in the progress of the litigation, it may become necessary to give a. construction to the Constitution or laws of the United States. The decision of the case must depend upon that construction. The suit must, in part at least, arise out of a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gold-Washing and Water Co. v. KeyesSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Toledo, A. A. & N. M. Ry. Co. v. Pennsylvania Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio · 1893
- Devine v. Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Arkansas v. Kansas & Texas Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- MacOn Grocery Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
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3Cited by3 opinions
- McGoon v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.District Court, D. North Dakota · 1913
- St. Louis, I. M. & S. Ry. Co. v. ConleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1911
- Clarence Straits Salmon Co. v. Alaska Pacific Salmon Corp.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1933