Spitzer v. The Annette Rolph

WOLVERTON, District Judge.

The plaintiff, proceeding against the Annette Rolph, a vessel, is seeking recovery for damages arising from a tort which occurred on the dock at which the vessel was moored, and -while she was engaged in taking on cargo. The case was instituted in the state court, from which it was removed to this, a fed-’ *447era! court. The plaintiff has interposed a motion to remand, and the matters for decision arise thereon.

The grounds specified by the petition upon which the removal is based are: First, that the controversy is between citizens of different states, namely, the…