Legal Opinion
Coastal Petroleum Co. v. U.S.S. Agri-Chemicals
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 17, 1983No. Nos. 81-6083, 81-6094, 81-6153 and 81-6154PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
This is a consolidated appeal of four cases. Defendants are appealing the propriety of an injunction issued by the district court, and that court’s conclusion that subject matter jurisdiction existed. For the reasons stated below we reverse.
HISTORY
The basis of this case is a title dispute involving a complex procedural history which we will only briefly summarize. In 1976, Mobil Oil Corporation [hereinafter Mobil] filed suit in a Florida State Court seeking a declaration of its rights under an oil exploration agreement it had with Coastal Petroleum Company…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Strawbridge v. CurtissSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Browning v. PeytonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Linda McLeod v. American Motors Corporation, and American Motors Sales Corporation, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Browning v. PeytonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Krieger v. Trane Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1991
- Iowa Comprehensive Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Fund Board v. Amoco Oil Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1995
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