Legal Opinion
Fort v. Ralston Purina Co.
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided March 31, 1978No. CIV-4-78-9PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER OF REMAND
NEESE, District Judge.
The defendants filed a “civil petition for removal” with the clerk of this Court, attempting to remove this action from the Circuit Court of Bedford County, Tennessee, in which it was commenced on February 9, 1978. The basis of such removal is apparently the diversity of citizenship of the parties and the requisite amount in controversy. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1), (c). This Court considers sua sponte whether its removal jurisdiction has been properly invoked; for, without a finding that such jurisdiction exists, this Court is without…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp. v. SheetsSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Wilson v. Republic Iron & Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Robertson v. CeaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Eugene P. Moore v. Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., a Corporation v. Keystone Electric Construction Co., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Thompson v. GillenDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1980
- Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad v. Intermodal Services, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1981
- University of Tennessee v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1987
- Parker v. BrownDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1983
- Cook v. JC Penney Co., Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1983
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