VINCENT v. DAKOTA, MINNESOTA & EASTERN R.R. CORP.

No. 99-1556.

200 F.3d 580 (2000)

Michael VINCENT, Appellee, v. DAKOTA, MINNESOTA & EASTERN RAILROAD CORPORATION, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 21, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory J. Erlandson, Rapid City, SD, argued (Terry L. Hofer, on the brief), for Appellee.

Mark Edward Salter, Sioux Falls, SD, argued (Brian J. Donahoe, on the brief), for Appellant.

Before McMILLIAN, HEANEY, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, Michael Vincent (Vincent), an employee of Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation (DM&E), filed suit against DM&E in South Dakota state court seeking damages for breach of contract and promissory estoppel arising from the terms of his employment. DM&E removed the action to the district court, contending that federal jurisdiction existed under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b) (1999), because Vincent's claims were governed...

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