Legal Opinion
Mrs. Vesta G. Johnston v. Calvin S. Byrd and Ray D. Bridges
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1965No. 22007_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama erred in dismissing the appellant’s complaint for want of subject-matter jurisdiction or, more specifically, whether this is a suit “arising under” the Constitution and laws of the United States as required by 28 U.S.C.A. § 1331.
Appellee Byrd obtained a civil judgment in an Alabama court against appellant’s husband in the amount of some $31,000. The appellant alleges that personal property claimed by her and valued in excess of $10,000.00 was seized and advertised for…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Helene P. Pierre v. Frank M. Jordan, Secretary of State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
3Cited by20 opinions
- Don Lee Bass and Jerome Clarence Fernandez, Cross v. International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Etc., Local No. 582, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- T. J. Fountain, Jr., Individually and Doing Business as Fountain Oil Company v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Erma W. Hines v. Cenla Community Action Committee, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Guthrie v. Alabama By-Products CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1971
- G. W. Creel, of the Estate of Mrs. W. D. (Carolyn M.) Creel v. The City of Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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