Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1933No. 3496PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
This action was instituted in the court of common pleas for Richmond county, S. C., by Frank R. Thompson, a citizen of South Carolina, against Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, a Delaware corporation, and J. C. King, also a citizen of South Carolina. Recovery of $50,000 in actual and punitive damages was sought for an alleged libel claimed to have been published by defendants, who were sued as joint tort-feasors. The cause was removed to the District Court for the *645Eastern District of South Carolina, and a petition of the plaintiff to remand was denied on the ground that…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. RigsbySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Viles v. SymesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
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- Appalachian Power Company v. Region Properties, Inc.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1973
- South Carolina State Ports Authority v. Seaboard Air Line RailroadDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1954
- Acme Markets, Inc. v. Retail Store Employees Union Local No. 692District Court, D. Maryland · 1964
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