Shepherd v. Bradstreet Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Missouri
This was an action by H. C. Shepherd against the Bradstreet Company and Harry Eoloff, for libel. The action was brought in a court of the state of Missouri, and was removed by the defendant the .Bradstreet Company to the United States circuit court.
1Opinion of the Court
PHILIPS, District Judge.
This suit was instituted in the state circuit court of Caldwell county by the plaintiff, a citizen of said county, against the defendant the Bradstreet Company, a citizen of another state, and the defendant Harry Eoloff, a citizen of said Caldwell county, state of Missouri. The defendant company in due time filed its application for a removal of the cause as to it into this jurisdiction. The application is predicated upon the diverse citizenship of said company, accompanied with the further alie*143gallon that the cause of action is separable, and that the plaintiff joined…
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- Anderson v. VolmerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
- Dow v. Bradstreet Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Iowa · 1891
- Fergason v. Chicago, M. & ST. P. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Iowa · 1894
- Nelson v. HennesseyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota · 1887
- Rivers v. BradleyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of South Carolina · 1892
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