Legal Opinion

Hobart Alexander v. Booker T. Washington

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 19, 1960No. 17902PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIVES, Chief Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment dismissing a complaint for lack of jurisdiction and for failure to comply with an order of the Court requiring the plaintiffs to file a bond in the sum of $1,000 as security for costs.

The four appellants, as plaintiffs below, alleged that they were nonresidents of the State of Louisiana, and were the owners of an undivided four-tenths (14o) interest in approximately 960 acres of land in twenty tracts in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. They sued their co-owners and certain oil companies and others for a declaration that certain oil pooling and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Indianapolis v. Chase Nat. BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. City of Indianapolis v. Chase National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. City of Dawson v. Columbia Avenue Saving Fund, Safe Deposit, Title & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
  4. Merchants' Cotton Press & Storage Co. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  5. East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad v. GraysonSupreme Court of the United States · 1886

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Dorothy Evans Anderson Etc. v. Dr. M. L. MoorerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  2. Edward Bethell v. Veronica M. PeaceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  3. Robert Eikel and J. E. Davey v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  4. Indemnity Insurance Company of North America v. The First National Bank at Winter Park, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1965
  5. James River Insurance v. Arlington Pebble Creek, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 2015

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