Question

Jurisdiction- James Clayton Allison, a resident of the state of Mississippi, was employed by the Tru-Amp Corporation as a circuit breaker tester. As a part of his employment , Allison was sent to inspect, clean, and test a switch gear located at the South Central Bell Telephone Facility in Brentwood, Tennessee. One day, when he attempted to remove a circuit breaker manufactured by ITE Corporation(ITE) from a bank of breakers, a portion of the breaker fell off. The broken piece fell behind a switching bank and, according to Allison, caused an electrical fire and exploration. Allison was severely burned in the accident. Allison brought suit against ITE in a Mississippi state court, claiming more than $50,000 in damages. Can this suit be removed to federal court? Allison v ITE Imperial Corp.; 729 F. Supp. 45, Web 1990 U.S. Dist. Lexis 607 (United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi)

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Answer:

The US District Court ruled that this case must be served by a court in Tennessee because:

• Allison was injured while working in Tennessee
• The place where Allison got involved with the defendant is Tennessee, so their relationship took place there.

If the lawsuit had been for a higher amount (at least $75,000), then the case could have been tried by a federal court.