Legal Opinion
Glover v. McFaddin
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided April 23, 1951No. Civ. A. 1511PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONNALLY, District Judge.
This suit involves the title to one of the oldest and most prolific of the oil fields of this State. Presently there are approximately 1,000 parties who appear as plaintiffs or intervenors, and about 20 defendants. Diversity of citizenship is the only grounds of federal jurisdiction alleged in the pleadings, and the matter is now before me on the motion of the defendants to dismiss the action in its entirety, and alternatively to dismiss the various interventions, for want of diversity. Due to the large number of parties and the various claims advanced by different…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Clark v. Paul Gray, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Barney v. Baltimore CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1868
- Torrence v. SheddSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Hartley Pen Co. v. Lindy Pen Co.District Court, S.D. California · 1954
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- Glover v. McFaddinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Berry v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1967
- State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Proctor & Schwartz, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1955