OTIS, District Judge.
The prime question presented by the motion to remand is whether the cause removed from the state court is a "suit of a civil nature, at law or in equity" within the meaning of that phrase in Section 71, Title 28, U.S.C. 28 U.S.C.A. § 71. Plaintiff's contention is that the suit is criminal in its nature and not removable.
The characteristics of the suit will be understood best if its statutory background is described. The background...
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