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Gustafson v. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co.

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Missouri

Decided February 8, 1904No. 2,813PublishedCited by 22 opinions

On Motion to Remand to State Court.

1Opinion of the Court

PHILIPS, District Judge.

This controversy arises on a' motion to remand, combined with an answer in the nature of a plea iii abatement. This suit was instituted in the state circuit court of Jackson county, Mo., and was removed therefrom to this court on the petition of the defendant the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company on the ground that the cause of action presents a separable controversy; the said railroad company being a nonresident citizen, while the plaintiff and the defendant Samuel Hanna are resident citizens of the state of Missouri. The petition for removal further…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. PrenticeSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  3. The Distilled SpiritsSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
  4. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. DixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  5. Wright v. J. & S. WilcoxNew York Supreme Court · 1838

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Boatmen's Bank v. FritzlenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
  2. Siesseger v. PuthSupreme Court of Iowa · 1931
  3. Heller v. New York, N. H. & H. R.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
  4. Ellis v. Ashton & St. Anthony Power Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1925
  5. Dishon v. Cincinnati, N. O. & T. P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1904

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