Legal Opinion
C. H. Leavell & Company v. Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans and Department of Highways, State of Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1970No. 28437_1PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
An appeal from an Interlocutory Order 1 in a diversity action presents the narrow but important issue of whether the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Dock Board) is the alter ego of the State of Louisiana. The resolution of this issue requires an Erie supposition as to Louisiana law, since no definitive precedent can be found. We hold the Dock Board, as a State agency, has a separate legal identity from the State of Louisiana and affirm the decision of the District Court.
The complaint founds federal jurisdiction on diversity of citizenship and a value in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Louisiana Highway Commission v. FarnsworthCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
- Saint v. AllenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Centraal Stikstof Verkoopkantoor, N v. V. Alabama State Docks Department and Gulf American Fire & Casualty Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by38 opinions
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