Legal Opinion
Travelers' Protective Ass'n of America v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1934No. 3642PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This action was instituted by citizens of North Carolina, in a court of that state, to recover $5,000 on a benefit certificate issued by defendant, a corporation of the state of Missouri. It was duly removed into the federal court on the ground of diversity of citizenship, as it involved more than the amount required for purposes of jurisdiction. The propriety of the removal was never challenged; but, after defendant had answered, plaintiffs filed in the federal court a written waiver of their right to recover on the eause of action alleged any amount in excess of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- In Re Pennsylvania Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Railroad Co. v. WiswallSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Insurance Co. v. ComstockSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Kirby v. American Soda Fountain Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
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3Cited by18 opinions
- In Re La Providencia Development CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- Bucy v. Nevada Const. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942
- International Nickel Co., Inc. v. Martin J. Barry, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
- Lyons v. WeltmerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- Matter of MacNeil Bros. Company, Adrian Corporation, Belknap Corporation, Concord Corporation, Delmont Corporation and Boston Development CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1958
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