Legal Opinion
In Re Previn
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 20, 1953No. 417PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGRUDER, Chief Judge.
We have before us a motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus, under 28 U.S.C. § 1651, directed to lion. George C. Sweeney, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
On July 28, 1952, petitioners filed in the district court a complaint sounding in tort, seeking recovery of $202,549 compensatory damages and $100,000 punitive damages in consequence of an elaborate fraud and conspiracy alleged to have been practiced by the named defendants and others. Federal jurisdiction was based upon diversity of citizenship. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- McClellan v. CarlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Moore Et Ux. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- In Re CHAPPELL & CO., Inc., Et Al.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
- Wilson v. Corning Glass WorksCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
3Cited by23 opinions
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- Local 783, Allied Industrial Workers of America, Aflcio v. General Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- Black v. BoydCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
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