Legal Opinion
Vandervest v. Wisconsin Central, Ltd.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided September 12, 1996No. 96-C-677PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION and ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
On June 7,1996, defendant Wisconsin Central, Ltd. [“WCL”], filed a “Notice of Removal” of this action which asserts a state law personal injury claim arising out of an automobile accident between the automobile driven by Lynn Vandervest and a train owned and operated by WCL. The action was originally filed in the circuit court of Kewaunee county. In its notice of removal, WCL alleges that this action is properly removable under 28 U.S.C. § 1441 because it is an action where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum of $50,000, exclusive of…
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