Legal Opinion
Lyons v. Borden
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided December 29, 1961No. Civ. No. 1815PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAVARES, District Judge.
In this case the court previously rendered an oral decision, finding that the plaintiffs in this action, which is based on alleged diversity of citizenship, had failed to sustain the burden of proof as to their alleged Ohio citizenship, and that therefore the action must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
The Complaint (paragraph I) alleges that “Plaintiffs reside at Coshocton, Ohio. Defendant resides at 3631 Likini Street, City and County of Honolulu, State of Hawaii.”1 The oral decision stated that the evidence left the court in a state of uncertainty as to…
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- Glaspell v. DavisDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1942
- Shreveport Long Leaf Lumber Co. v. WilsonDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1941
- De Marcos v. OverholserCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
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- Hayes v. Board of Regents of Kentucky State UniversityDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1973