Legal Opinion
Craig v. Southern Natural Gas Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1942No. 10074PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
Invoking federal jurisdiction on a claim that the suit was between citizens of different states, plaintiff, state tax collector of the State of Mississippi, brought this suit “to collect, on behalf of the State of Mississippi, * * * past due and unpaid privilege taxes, interest and penalties due the State of Mississippi by the defendant.”
The defendant, specially appearing, moved to dismiss because the complaint shows on its face that the State of Mississippi is the real plaintiff and for federal jurisdictional purposes, a state is not a citizen. The district judge…
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3Cited by10 opinions
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