...pending, or which may hereafter be brought, in any State court, may be removed into the circuit court of the United States for the proper district by the defendant...defendants therein, being non-residents of that State." Section i gives this court original jurisdiction concurrent with the State or Insular courts, of certain...

...said suit into the Circuit Court of the United States." Further: (2) " And when in any suit," etc., there shall be a controversy which is wholly between...citizens of different states, and which can be fully decided as between them, then either one or more of the plaintiffs or defendants actually interested...

...hereafter be brought in any State Court, may be removed into the District Court of the United States /or the proper district, by the defendant or defendants therein, being non-residents of that State." There are conflicting decisions in different circuits as to the meaning of the words. "proper district"...

...the federal court. The recent act of Congress declares that in any suit mentioned in the law, when there shall be a controversy which is wholly between citizens of different states, and which can fully be determined as between them, then either one or more of the plaintiffs or defendants actually...

...to the federal court. The recent act of Congress declares that in any suit mentioned in the law when there shall be a controversy which is wholly between citizens of different states, and which can fully be determined as between them, then either one or more of the plaintiffs or defendants actually...

...to the Federal court. The recent Act of Congress declares that in any suit mentioned in the law when there shall be a controversy which is wholly between citizens of different states, and which can fully be determined as between them, then either one or more of the plaintiffs or defendants actnally...

...show a clear intent to work a change. The second clause contemplates only the removal of a suit or controversy which is "wholly between citizens of different states and which can be fully determined between them." If the intention was to remove the entire suit as to all parties, without regard to...

...show a clear intent to work a change. The second clause contemplates only the removal of a suit or controversy which is "wholly between citizens of different states and which can be fully determined between them." If the intention was to remove the entire suit as to all parties, without regard to...

...and with it to carry all other parties. The language of the statute on that subject is very clear : " And when in any suit mentioned in this section there...which is wholly between citizens of different states" — which is so in this case — "and which can be fully determined as between them, then either one...

...removal. Only in the latter case would there be, in the language above quoted from the second section, " a controversy which is wholly between citizens of...different States, and which can be fully determined between them." " But in either case." says Justice Bradley, " it is the suit that is removed, and not...