Belcher v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.

MEMORANDUM

HIGGINS, District Judge.

On January 15, 1988, the plaintiff, Gloria “Dody” Belcher, filed this action against the defendant, Sears, Roebuck and Co., in the Chancery Court for Davidson County, Tennessee.

On February 16, 1988, the defendant, Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears), filed a petition for removal from the Chancery Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, to this Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). The defendant alleges the Court has original jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The plaintiff, Gloria “Dody” Belcher, is a citizen of Tennessee, and the defendant, Sears, is a…