Lawrence F. Lee, Jr. v. Navarro Savings Association
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
The question for decision is whether the district court correctly dismissed this suit for lack of jurisdiction.
Plaintiffs are eight individuals, all non-Texas citizens and trustees of Fidelity Mortgage Investors, a Massachusetts business trust (FMI), who filed this complaint as representatives of FMI seeking damages for breach of contract against defendant Navarro Savings Association, a Texas corporation, in the sum of $1,174,525.17 plus interest and attorneys’ fees.
Jurisdiction is asserted by plaintiffs under both the diversity of citizenship and federal question…
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Morrissey v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Great Southern Fire Proof Hotel Company v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Hecht v. MalleySupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- United Steelworkers of America v. R. H. Bouligny, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Chapman v. BarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Navarro Savings Assn. v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Michael A. HillmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Mesa Operating Limited Partnership v. Louisiana Intrastate Gas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Wang Ex Rel. Wong v. New Mighty U.S. TrustCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
- Blue Sky L. Rep. P 71,752 United States of America v. David Israel NamerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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