Brady v. J. B. McCrary Co.
District Court, S.D. Florida
At Raw. Action by C. S Brady against the J. B. McCrary Company. On motion by defendant for leave to amend petition for removal and by plaintiff to remand to state court.
1Opinion of the Court
CALL, District Judge.
On March 23, 1917, the plaintiff commenced his suit against the defendant in the circuit court for Dade county, Fla., and on April 2, 1917, filed his declaration, claiming $50,000 damages. On the same day the defendant entered its appearance. On April 30, 1917, and before the time to plead, the defendant filed with the clerk of said court its petition for removal, on the ground of diverse citizenship, in which it alleged that the suit was one of a civil nature at common law, of which the District Court had original jurisdiction. It then proceeds to set out the substances…
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