Legal Opinion
Screven County v. Brier Creek Hunting & Fishing Club, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1953No. 14257PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment of the district court enjoining appellants, individually and as members of the Board of Commissioners of Screven County, Georgia, from entering upon the property of appellee for the purpose of tearing down fences or gates and opening a road or roads therein. The question of federal jurisdiction over the subject matter of the suit is the only one necessary to be decided upon this appeal.
These are the alleged facts: Brier Creek Hunting and Fishing Club is the owner of three thousand acres of land in Screven County, Georgia. The tract is…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Gouled v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
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3Cited by24 opinions
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