Legal Opinion
Torrent v. S. K. Martin Lumber Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Michigan
Decided February 19, 1889PublishedCited by 3 opinions
At Law. Motion to set aside default and other proceedings.
1Opinion of the CourtSeverens, J.
The plaintiffs commenced this action in the circuit court for the county of Muskegon by an attachment, for the purpose of recovering an alleged indebtedness due to them from the defendant. The defendant, at the time its appearance was due in that court, filed therein its petition for removal into the circuit court of the United States, setting forth that it was a corporation organized under the laws of Illinois, having its principal place of business at Chicago, and that the plaintiffs were all *728citizens of the state of Michigan; and filed the requisite bond for entering the record in this…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Railroad Co. v. KoontzSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Steamship Co. v. TugmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Kern v. HuidekoperSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
3Cited by3 opinions
- Chase v. ErhardtDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1912
- North American Transportation & Trading Co. v. HowellsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1903
- Veve v. Fajardo Development Co.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1911