Legal Opinion
Badger v. Reich Bros. Const. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1947No. 11849PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Circuit Judge.
The question involved is whether, under Section 113 of Title 28 U.S.C.A.,1 the venue was properly laid in the Eastern District of Louisiana, where the suit was brought.
The defendant, Highway Insurance Underwriters, is a corporation under the laws of Texas, domiciled, according to its charter, in Austin, but in qualifying to do business in Louisiana it complied with the Louisiana statutes and appointed a resident agent in the Eastern District of Louisirma for the service of process upon it. The other defendants are all non-corporate and reside in the Western District of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Ex Parte SchollenbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Fairbanks Steam Shovel Company v. Wills, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Federal Contracting CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Murphree v. Mississippi Pub. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
- McCane v. Barker Baking Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State of Iowa v. Union Asphalt & Roadoils, Inc.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 1968
- Suttle v. Reich Bros. Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Sheppard v. CorneliusDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1961
- Bates v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1948
- A. L. Kornman Company v. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
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