Legal Opinion

Mooney v. Willys-Overland Motors, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided June 8, 1953No. 10910PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BIGGS, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff, James D. Mooney, a New York citizen, brought suit in the court below against Willys-Overland Motors, Inc., a Delaware corporation, claiming $11,586.-63 under a contract which provided for the reimbursement of Mooney for litigation expenses incurred in two previous law suits in which Mooney, at the time the centract was made, was named as a defendant. Jurisdiction in the instant case is based on diversity of citizenship and the amount in controversy. The complaint at bar set out the pertinent section of the contract 1 and alleged a breach by the defendant. The…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Figge v. BergenthalWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Solimine v. HollanderNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1941
  3. Joseph v. RaffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
  4. In Re Dissolution of E. C. Warner Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
  5. New York Dock Co. v. McCollumNew York Supreme Court · 1939

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Shearin v. E.F. Hutton Group, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1994
  2. Hibbert v. Hollywood Park, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1983
  3. Sorensen v. the Overland CorporationDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1956
  4. Bernstein v. TractManager, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2007
  5. Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation v. WolfsonSuperior Court of Delaware · 1974

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