Legal Opinion
Estate of Krasnow v. Texaco, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 1, 1991No. Civ. A. 91-1173-APublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CACHERIS, District Judge.
Plaintiff’s motion to remand this case to the Fairfax Circuit Court from which it was removed raises a somewhat murky jurisdictional issue, namely whether a state court decision on a demurrer deprives a federal court of removal jurisdiction. After careful consideration of the issue presented and the arguments on both sides, the court is of the opinion that Plaintiff’s motion to remand should be granted.
I. FINDINGS OF FACT
On July 25, 1991, Plaintiff, the Estate of Shelley Krasnow, filed this action in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia,…
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