Legal Opinion
Powell v. Rhine
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 22, 1947No. Civ. A. No. 2892PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATSON, District Judge.
This is an action for triple damages under the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, Title II, Sec. 205, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 925.
The defendant has filed a motion to dismiss the complaint for the reason that this Court lacks jurisdiction.
Defendant’s motion is brief, and reads as follows: “The Defendant, Robert G. Rhine, moves the Court to strike and dismiss the action against him for the reason that the Court lacks jurisdiction over his person and the subject matter at issue because there is no diversity of citizenship between him and the Plaintiff and, further, the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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