Washington ex rel. Ellis v. General Fruit Corp.

(after stating the facts as above).

No suit may be removed to the federal court which could not have been originally brought in that court. 28 USCA § 71. In Covington & C. Bridge Co. v. Hager, 203 U. S. 109, at page 111, 27 S. Ct. 24, 25, 51 L. Ed. 111, Justice Day said: “That circuit courts of the United-States have no power to issue a writ of mandamus in an original action brought for the purpose of securing relief by the writ. * * *” See, also, Harley v. Firemen’s Fund Ins. Co. (D. C.) 245 F. 471; State of Washington ex rel. City of Seattle v. Puget Sound Light & Power Co. (D. C.) 243 F.…