Legal Opinion
John F. Iselin and Joan B. Iselin v. Lester J. Meng, Lester J. Meng, Jr., James C. Meng, the General Box Company, Inc., and C. W. Hunter Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1959No. 17688_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, appellants here, claim ownership of lands in the area known as Diamond Point, situate in Warren County, Mississippi. They brought suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi against the defendants, appellees here, saying that the defendants had unlawfully taken possession of the land and refused to surrender it to the plaintiffs. A declaratory judgment was sought declaring the plaintiffs to be the owners of the land. The plaintiffs, by their complaint, alleged the source of their title to be a tax deed issued to them…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ellenwood v. Marietta Chair Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Washington v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Mississippi v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Iselin v. La CosteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
- Mississippi v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Lloyd Hayes v. Gulf Oil Corporation, Now Known by Change of Name as Chevron Usa, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Hallaba v. Worldcom Network Services Inc.District Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2000
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. CopelandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
- Frances Uhlhorn v. U. S. Gypsum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Minichiello Realty Associates, Inc. v. BrittDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1978
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