Crockett v. Overfield

CAVANAH, District Judge.

■ The question for decision presented on the motion to remand is that the diversity of citizenship and the.requisite jurisdictional amount do not appear from the face of the complaint, which are necessary to give this court jurisdiction.

The nature of-the action as appearing from the complaint is one which involves the right and title to certain tracts of land which it is alleged that Franklin county, without authority, conveyed to the defendant for a consideration of $4 in cash and the unconditional release by the defendant of all special improvement bonds held against…