Legal Opinion
Butler v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided April 28, 1956No. Civ. 303PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILLIAM, District Judge.
Jurisdiction in this action is found in diversity of citizenship and an amount in controversy which exceeds $3,000. The plaintiff butler is a citizen of Georgia. The defendant Norfolk Southern Railway Company is a Virginia corporation. The defendant North Carolina Pulp Company is a North Carolina corporation.
A hearing was held before the above United States District Judge on the defendant Railway’s motion to dismiss. The motion was embodied in a set of stipulations made by that defendant and the plaintiff. I shall therefore treat the motion as one for summary judgment.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Parrot v. Wells, Fargo & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Holland v. Southern Public Utilities Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1935
- Giles v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Brown v. Town of LouisburgSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1900
- Childress v. Johnson Motor Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Genesco, Inc. v. Cone Mills Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Smith v. Louisville & Nashville Rd. Co.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1966
- Millers Mutual Insurance Association of Illinois v. Southern Railway Corporation, Millers Mutual Insurance Association of Illinois v. Central Soya CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- Shipley v. Southern Pacific Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1963
- Warren J. Wright v. B. F. Huntley Furniture CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
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