CHESNUT, District Judge.
The defendant's plea in abatement in this case challenges the jurisdiction of the court. The point involved arises under title 28, § 41, par. 1, of the United States Code Annotated; and under that portion thereof known as the "assignment clause," which constitutes an exception to jurisdiction based on diverse citizenship. The language of this exception is as follows: "No district court shall have cognizance of any suit (except upon foreign...
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