Legal Opinion
S. S. Kresge Co. v. Sears
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 18, 1936No. 3178PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decision of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts on a petition for a declaratory judgment under section 400, title 28 U.S.C.A., which provides as follows:
“In cases of actual controversy except with respect to Federal taxes the courts of the United States shall have power upon petition, declaration, complaint, or other appropriate pleadings to declare rights and other legal relations of any interested party petitioning for such declaration, whether or not further relief is or could be prayed, and such declaration shall have the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Johnson v. StoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Ferguson v. Union Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
- 68 Beacon Street, Inc. v. SohierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Kanawha-Gauley Coal & Coke Co. v. SharpWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1914
- Piedmont Hotel Co. v. A. E. Nettleton Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Hawkins v. Frick-Reid Supply CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. First National State BankDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1971
- Shell Oil Company v. Texas Gas Transmission Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- J. T. Majors & Son, Inc. v. Lippert Bros., Inc., Lippert Bros., Inc., Cross-Appellant v. J. T. Majors & Son, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
- Purlo Corp. v. 3925 Woodward Avenue, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1954
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