Mahon v. Guaranty Trust & Safe Deposit Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Dis-' trict 'of Indiana. Suit in equity by the Guaranty Trust & Safe Deposit Company against the Indianapolis Traction & Terminal Company and others.’ From an order granting a preliminary injunction, defendants William D. Mahon and others appeal.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Dis-' trict 'of Indiana. Suit in equity by the Guaranty Trust & Safe Deposit Company against the Indianapolis Traction & Terminal Company and others.’ From an order granting a preliminary injunction, defendants William D. Mahon and others appeal. Appellants appeal from an order of the District Court granting a preliminary injunction restraining them from violating or causing others to violate a certain contract governing the conditions of employment of a large number of men operating the street railway lines of the defendant the…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] The question of the court’s jurisdiction, while not presented to the learned District Judge, is squarely raised in this court.
The bill disclosed a situation where all of the defendants were citizens of states other than Pennsylvania, the home of the plaintiff, and therefore it was the appellee’s claim that the necessary diversity of citizenship existed to confer jurisdiction upon the federal court.
Defendants contend that the traction company should be aligned with the plaintiff for the purpose of determining whether the federal court has jurisdiction of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Meyer v. Construction CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- City of Dawson v. Columbia Avenue Saving Fund, Safe Deposit, Title & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
- City and County of Denver v. New York Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Steele v. CulverSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Dail-Overland Co. v. Willys-Overland, Inc.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1919
- Smith v. SperlingDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1953
- Luster v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1932
- Halpin v. Savannah River Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1930
- Equitable Trust Co. of New York v. DenneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1928
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