Legal Opinion
Allen v. Baker
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided May 8, 1968No. GC685PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CLAYTON, Circuit Judge. *
The plaintiff, Joe A. Allen, a resident of Missouri, brings this action seeking to recover for the alleged wrongful death of his brother, Billy Wayne Allen, a citizen of Mississippi, which is said to have occurred during the course of employment by the defendant. The jurisdictional amount is not here in dispute. Diversity of citizenship, forming the basis for the claim of jurisdiction, is in dispute and has been raised by the defendant’s motion to dismiss filed pursuant to Rule 12(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This motion has been submitted…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Strawbridge v. CurtissSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
- Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Shaughnessy v. PedreiroSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Mecom v. Fitzsimmons Drilling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- McAlpin v. James McKoane Enterprises, Inc.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1975
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