Legal Opinion
Kirk v. St. Joseph Stock Yards Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 28, 1953No. 14673PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Chief Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment in favor of the St. Joseph Stock Yards Company entered on a verdict directed by the court at the close of plaintiff’s testimony. It was alleged in the complaint (designated as petition) that diversity of citizenship existed between the plaintiff and defendant and that the amount in controversy exceeded three thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs; that defendant at all times here involved conducted and operated a public stockyard in the city of St. Joseph, Missouri, its stockyard being duly registered and posted with the Secretary…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Peoples Express Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Valley Shoe Corp. v. StoutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
- Petersen v. Chicago, Great Western Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- City National Bank of El Paso v. El Paso & Northeastern RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Andrews v. AndrewsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Helen Hanna, Cicero Hanna v. Annie C. Fletcher, Trustee of Estate of Florence Johnson, Benjamin F. Fletcher, and Fred S. Gichner Iron Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Houfburg v. Kansas City Stock Yards Co. of MaineSupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
- John E. Quast and Nancy K. Quast v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- United Milk Producers of New Jersey v. Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Ralph Green and William L. Groesbeck, Doing Business as Ralph Green and W. L. Groesbeck v. Harry F. DingmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956
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