Malone v. Richmond & D. R. Co.

Hablan, Justice.

The plaintiff in this suit, which was brought in the superior court of North Carolina for the county of Buncombe, is a citizen of this state. The defendant is a corporation created under the laws of Virginia. The object of the suit is to recover statutory penalties, alleged to have accrued, under the statute, against the railroad company for non-shipment of certain personal property. The value of the matter in dispute is less than §2,000, exclusive of interest and costs. The time having passed for a removal of the suit simply on the ground of diverse citizenship, the…