Davis v. Standard Oil Co. of Indiana

BOOTH, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing an action for want of prosecution after plaintiff had declined to proceed further in the action; his motion to remand the case to the state court having been denied.

The action was for damages on account of personal injuries, and was commenced in the state circuit court of Grundy county, Mo., against the Standard Oil Company of Indiana and its foreman, Charles Street.

It appeared without dispute that the plaintiff was a citizen and resident of Jackson county, Mo.; that defendant Standard Oil Company was a corporation organized…