Legal Opinion
Thiel v. Southern Pac. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1942No. 9912PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHEWS, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Gilbert E. Thiel, a citizen of California, sued appellee, Southern Pacific Company, a Kentucky corporation, for damages in the sum of $250,000 for injuries alleged to have been suffered by appellant. The suit was brought in a State court of California, but, on petition of appellee, was thence removed to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California. A motion to remand the suit to the State court was denied. Thereafter, disregarding the removal and the refusal to remand, appellant threatened to and did attempt to prosecute the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Pullman Co. v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Toucey v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Madisonville Traction Company v. Saint Bernard Mining CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1905
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Thiel v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Charles E. Abels and Irene C. Abels v. State Farm Fire & Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Chism v. National Heritage Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Goldberg v. CPC International, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1980
- Smith v. Southern Pac. Co. (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
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