Case Name: Lee v. Newton
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1926-12-20
Citations: 36 Ga. App. 254
Docket Number: 17398
Parties: Lee v. Newton.
Judges: Jenkins, P. J., and Bell, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 36
Pages: 254–255

Head Matter:
17398.
Lee v. Newton.
Decided December 20, 1926.

Opinion:
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.