Legal Opinion
Rhodes v. Dierks Lumber & Coal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1940No. 11568PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment.entered .upon a verdict directed for the defendants in .an action for damages for personal injuries against Dierks Lumber & Coal Company-and O. B. Echols jointly. The only error assigned is the denial of plaintiff’s motion to remand the cause for trial to the Circuit Court of Garland County, Arkansas, from which it was removed on petition of the defendant Dierks Lumber & Coal Company, the non-resident defendant.
The petition for removal alleged a separable controversy and charged fraudulent joinder. The motion to remand traversed the…
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- Huffman v. BaldwinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
- Texas Pipe Line Company v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1925
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