Georgia Court of Appeals, 1926

Lee v. Newton

Lee v. Newton
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided December 20, 1926 · Stephens
36 Ga. App. 254; 136 S.E. 103; 1926 Ga. App. LEXIS 901

Lee v. Newton

Opinion of the Court

Stephens, J.

The defendant in the trial court, being a resident of the State of Georgia, in which the suit was brought, had no right to remove the case to the United States court upon the ground of diversity of citizenship of the parties. Lee v. Wilmington Savings Bank, 29 Ga. App. 306 (114 S. E. 918). The defendant’s petition for removal was there- . fore properly denied.

Judgment affirmed.

Jenkins, P. J., and Bell, J., concur. Robert Lee, for plaintiff in error. Reuben M. Tuck, contra.

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