United States Sixth Circuit

No federal question subject matter jurisdiction exists where plaintiff essentially seeks specific performance of an agreement for use and maintenance of railroad tracks, which is purely a state law contract action; fact that plaintiff's anticipated argument, in response to defendant's anticipated defense, rests on an interpretation of federal law is too remote a connection for federal jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/26/2001
• Decided 04/24/2002
• Published 04/24/2002

Judges

• Before: MARTIN, Chief Circuit Judge;  SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge;  OLIVER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John W. Kneas,Kneas & Brown, Portage, MI, Daniel A. LaKemper (argued and briefed), Peoria, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles R. Bappert (argued and briefed), Biringer, Hutchinson, Van Doren, Lillis & Bappert, Coldwater, MI, for Defendants-Appellees.