Bonner v. Meikle
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nevada
The character of this suit is shown by the following averments of the complaint: “The said plaintiff complains of said defendants, and for cause of acción alleges: That he, said plaintiff, and numerous other parties whom it is impracticable to bring before said court, and for whose benefit, as well as his own, he brings this action, are residents of and occupants of what is known as the ■Town of Lamar,’ in the county of Lincoln, state of Nevada.
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The character of this suit is shown by the following averments of the complaint: “The said plaintiff complains of said defendants, and for cause of acción alleges: That he, said plaintiff, and numerous other parties whom it is impracticable to bring before said court, and for whose benefit, as well as his own, he brings this action, are residents of and occupants of what is known as the ■Town of Lamar,’ in the county of Lincoln, state of Nevada. That said town is situated upon unsurveyed nonmineral land, and is a part of the public domain of the government of the United States. That, said…
1Opinion of the CourtHawley, District Judge
(orally). Without attempting to review the decision of the state court upon the points decided by it, I shall proceed to examine the question whether petitioner is entitled to remove the cause on account of the local influences or prejudice, as set forth in the petition filed in this court.
1. The petition for removal upon this ground must be made in this court. The act of 1887-88 provides that, where a suit is brought in any state court, “any defendant being such citizen of another state may remove such suit into the circuit court of the United States'for the proper district at any time…
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- Boatmen's Bank v. FritzlenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Bonner v. MeikleU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nevada · 1897
- City of Tacoma v. WrightU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Washington · 1898