Legal Opinion
Katz Exclusive Millinery, Inc. v. Reichman
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided September 19, 1952No. 7451PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
REEVES, District Judge.
The defendants seek a dismissal of the above action upon the grounds that one of the partners, namely, Dora Stern, does not reside- within the jurisdiction of the court.. They rely on the provisions of Section 1391, Title 28 U.S.C.A. as follows:
“(a) A civil action wherein jurisdiction is founded only on diversity of citizenship may, * * * be. brought only in the judicial district where all plaintiffs or all defendants reside.”
- Since the codefendant, Dora Stern, does hot reside in the judicial district, it is-obvious that the court, upon her objection, could not…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Taylor v. SartoriousMissouri Court of Appeals · 1908
- Gates v. WatsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
- Oldham v. HendersonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1836
- Hodel-Mutti Manufacturing Co v. HamMissouri Court of Appeals · 1905
3Cited by1 opinion
- Champion Spark Plug Company v. KarchmarDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960