Legal Opinion
Mobil Oil Corporation v. Claude Kelley, Director of the Department of Conservation, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1974No. 73-1793PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
Mobil Oil Corporation invoked federal question and diversity jurisdiction in a suit against the director and members of the Alabama Department of Conservation and the director and members of the Alabama Oil and Gas Board. The district court determined that it had jurisdiction, and decided in favor of Mobil on the merits. The defendants appeal only the trial court’s determination that it had jurisdiction. The multiple issues presented by the effort to ascertain the answer to this apparently simple question require detailed analysis. But, to put the conclusion at…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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