Legal Opinion
Armour & Co. v. Alton R.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 4, 1940No. 7030PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court dismissing a complaint filed by Armour and Company, aa Illinois corporation, engaged in the purchase and slaughter of livestock. 27 F.Supp. 625. Armour commenced this suit in the Circuit Court of Cook County against the Alton Railroad and various other railroad companies, hereafter also referred to as the “carriers.” On July 14, 1938, the suit was removed to the Federal Court and therein filed on July 29, 1938. The defendant carriers moved to dismiss the complaint, the District Court entered a judgment of dismissal,…
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