Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Hopkins
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided June 11, 1976No. CIV-4-76-24PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
NEESE, District Judge.
This is ostensibly a diversity action * for damages for personal injuries. The rule is well settled that the party seeking to invoke the jurisdiction of a federal court must demonstrate that the case is within the competence of such a court. Williams v. W. R. Grace & Company, D.C.Tenn. (1966), 252 F.Supp. 821, 822[6].
The allegations of jurisdiction herein are defective. It does not appear from the complaint that the plaintiff is the citizen of one state and that the respective defendants are citizens of a different state. Neither does it…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Walker v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- Wells v. Celanese Corporation of AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1964
- Williams v. W. R. Grace & Co.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1966
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Campbell v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1980
- Printing Specialties & Paper Products District Council No. 2 v. International Printing & Graphic Communications UnionDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1978
- Good v. KraussDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1978