Cowell v. City Water-Supply Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Tn Equity. On motion to remand.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff’s motion to remand must be overruled, because:
1. Although none of the parties plaintiff or defendant are citizens of this state, and therefore, on mere question of diverse citizenship, if suit had originally been brought in this court, this court, as against their protest, would not have jurisdiction of the parties defendant, yet the defendants may, if they will, waive the provision of 1he statute requiring them to be sued in the district of their residence. Ex parte Schollenberger, 96 U. S. 369, 378; Railway Co. v. McBride, 141 U. S. 127, 11 Sup. Ct. 982;…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Ex Parte SchollenbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. McBrideSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Mississippi & Missouri Railroad v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1863
- Smith v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Central Trust Co. v. McGeorgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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