Hollingsworth v. Southern Ry.

Citations

• 57 S.C. 453
• 35 S.E. 739
• 1900 S.C. LEXIS 56

Syllabus

<p>1. Foreign Jurisdiction. — Is the United States Circuit Court for this State a foreign jurisdiction to our State Courts?</p> <p>2. Removal op Causes — Plea in Abatement. — When a citizen of this State sues a Virginia corporation as such in the Courts of this State, and the defendant removes the action to United States Circuit Court on ground of diversity of citizenship, a plea in abatement of the action pending in the U. S. Court is good against a second action in the State Court on same cause of action. Mathis v. Southern Ry., S3 S. C., 246, distinguished from this.</p> <p>Mr. Justice Gary dissents.</p>