U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York July 18, 1884 (Mutual Life Ins. v. Champlin)

Brown, J.

The second clause of the second section of the removal act of 1875 declares that when, “in any suit between citizens of different states, ' * *’ * there shall be a controversy which is wholly between citizens of different states, and which can be fully determined as between them, * * * then either one or more of the plaintiffs or defendants may remove,” etc.