Legal Opinion
Wells v. Missouri Pac. R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1937No. 10711PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment below dismissing, for want of prosecution, an action for damages brought originally by the appellant in the Circuit Court of Clark County, Ark., against L. W. Baldwin and Guy A. Thompson, trustees of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, and one Jack Creth. The nonresident trustees removed the case to the federal District Court on the ground that the complaint alleged a separable controversy against them from that alleged against the resident defendant Creth. The appellant moved to remand. The motion was denied and, for failure of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Wilson v. Republic Iron & Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- KVOS, Inc. v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Alabama Great Southern Railway Co. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Frank W. Parks and John Patterson v. The New York Times CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Albi v. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1944
- Bertha Kaufman v. Western Union Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Smith v. Southern Pac. Co. (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Dudley v. Community Public Service Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
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