Legal Opinion
Bolstad v. Central Surety & Insurance Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1948No. 13675, 13676PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
These cases present a question as to the jurisdiction of the District Court under § 71, Title 28 U.S.C.A., which provides for the removal from a state court, by a nonresident defendant, of any civil suit of which the district courts of the United States are given original jurisdiction, in which “there shall be a controversy which is wholly between citizens of different States, and which can be fully determined as between them.”
The actions were brought by the appellants, citizens of Minnesota, in the State District Court of Hennepin County, Minnesota, to recover damages…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Pullman Co. v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Alabama Great Southern Railway Co. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. WillardSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Torrence v. SheddSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. McBrideSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Marquette Nat. Bank v. First Nat. Bank of OmahaDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1976
- Gratz v. MurchisonDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1955
- Quinn v. PostDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Barnes v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.District Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1984
- Capehart-Creager Enterprises, Inc. v. O'Hara & Kendall Aviation, Inc.District Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1982
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