Legal Opinion
Bergstrom v. Burlington Northern Railroad
District Court, D. North Dakota
Decided July 31, 1995No. Civ. A2-94-98PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO REMAND
BENSON, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiffs filed a complaint in North Dakota state court on August 8, 1994, for monetary damages “in excess of $29,000” and equitable relief against the defendant railroad. Plaintiffs’ complaint alleges Defendant’s railroad acts as a dam and blocks the flow of water off Plaintiffs’ land. They seek a judgment requiring Defendant to construct a culvert under the railroad bed to provide drainage.
On an allegation of diversity of citizenship and an amount in controversy exceeding $50,000, Defendant has removed the case to federal…
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