McIntosh v. General Chemical Defense Corporation

WATKINS, District Judge.

Plaintiff, William B. McIntosh, brought this action for personal injury against General Chemical Defense Corporation in the Circuit Court of Mason County, West Virginia, and the same was removed to this court by defendant on the ground of diversity of citizenship. The complaint alleges that the defendant, a West Virginia corporation, produced, and shipped nitric and sulphuric acid from its plant at Point Pleasant, W. Va., to Curtis Bay, Maryland; that plaintiff is a resident of Maryland and was severely injured when he undertook to open a tank car loaded with such acid…