Legal Opinion
Crotts v. Southern Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western North Carolina
Decided October 19, 1898PublishedCited by 3 opinions
On Motion to Remand.
1Opinion of the Court
S1MONTON, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, W. O. Crotts, began Ms action against the Southern Railway Company in the superior court of Randolph county, in the state of North Carolina. Thereupon the defendant filed its petition before this circuit court of the United Stahls for removal into this court on the ground of local prejudice. The petition in the record is accompanied by the following affidavit:
“G. F. Bason, being duly sworn, says that he is one of the attorneys for the defendant in the above-entitled cause; that he has reason to believe, and does believe, that from prejudice and local…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Fisk v. HenarieSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Reeves v. CorningU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Indiana · 1892
- Fisk v. HenarieUnited States Circuit Court · 1887
- Malone v. Richmond & D. R. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern North Carolina · 1888
- Whelan v. New York, L. E. & W. R. Co.United States Circuit Court · 1888
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Parks v. Southern Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western North Carolina · 1898
- State v. MacRiSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1963
- Holmes v. Southern Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western North Carolina · 1903