Patch v. Wabash Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OP ILLINOIS. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This was an action brought by the plaintiff in error to recover for the death of his intestate in a collision upon the defendant’s railroad in Illinois. The action was begun in a court of the State and the defendants forthwith filed a petition for the removal of the cause to the United States Circuit Court. The petition averred, among other things, that the defendant was a corporation organized under the laws of Ohio' and a citizen of that State, and was not a resident of Illinois, and that the plaintiff was a citizen and resident of Illinois. The removal was ordered and completed. Thereupon…
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