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214 U.S. 506

In re Tobin

Supreme Court of the United States

Submitted May 17, 1909.

Decided May 24, 1909.

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1909-05-24

; As stated in the petition, petitioner is plaintiff in an action against the Republic Iron and Steel Company, a corporation, commenced in the state court which had jurisdiction. Defendant filed a bond and petition for removal, and caused said action to be removed to the United States Circuit Court of the District of Minnesota, Fifth Division, on the ground that the plaintiff was a citizen of Minnesota and the defendant a citizen. of New Jersey.

Cited by 20 later decisions — most recently March 1922

5 federal appellate · 10 district · 1 state decisions

1 counsel of record

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

““It is conceded that the plaintiff was and is an alien, and that the defendant is not a resident or citizen of the state of Minnesota,” in the state court of which state the suit was commenced.”

quoted by 1 later decision, including Matarazzo v. Hustis

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1909-05-24

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¶1MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS AGAINST HONORABLE PAGE MORRIS, DISTRICT JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA, AND AGAINST THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THAT DISTRICT. ;

¶2No.-. Original.

¶3Leave to file petition for mandamus to remand a case to the state court denied.. •

¶4As stated in the petition, petitioner is plaintiff in an action against the Republic Iron and Steel Company, a corporation, commenced in the state court which had jurisdiction.

¶5Defendant filed a bond and petition for removal, and caused *507said action to be removed to the United States Circuit Court of the District of Minnesota, Fifth Division, on the ground that the plaintiff was a citizen of Minnesota and the defendant a citizen. of New Jersey. Thereupon, the. plaintiff made a motion before said Federal court to remand said' cause’ of action to said ntaté court for-the reason that the said Federal court did not have jurisdiction of said cause of action or said.parties because •the requisite diversity of.citizenship, did not exist, and because the plaintiff at the time of the commencement of the action and at all times was" an alien and the defendant was not a4 resident or citizen of the State of Minnesota. .

¶6It is conceded that the plaintiff, was and is an alien and that the defendant is not á resident or citizen of the State of Minnésota. The court denied the motion to remand, and application is therefore made to'this honorable court for leave to file a petition praying' for a writ, of mandamus as the said Circuit Court erred in denying the motion to remand for the reason that said Circuit Court could- not assume and did not have jurisdiction of said cause of action or said parties without the 'consent of the plaintiff.

¶7.. Mr- Samuel A. Anderson for petitioner.

¶8Per Curiam.

¶9Motion.for leave to file petition for writ of. mandamus denied.

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