Simpson v. Phillipsdale Paper Mill Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
At Raw. Action by Erastus R. Simpson against the Phillipsdale. Paper Mill Company. On plea in abatement. Plea adjudged good.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
This is an action at law, originally brought by the plaintiff in this court by a writ dated May 18, 1914. The only ground on which it is contended that this court has jurisdiction of the controversy is an alleged diversity of citizenship. In the writ the plaintiff is described as “of Providence, in the state of Rhode *662Island,” and the defendant as a Massachusetts corporation. If these allegations are true, jurisdiction is established. The defendant has filed a plea in abatement, alleging that in fact the plaintiff is . not a citizen of Rhode Island, but of Massachusetts,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Barry v. EdmundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Morris v. GilmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Ennis v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1853
- Deputron v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Andrews v. AndrewsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- In re SedgwickDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1915
- Agassiz v. TrefryDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1919