Legal Opinion
Greenberry Simmons v. City of El Paso, Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 29, 1963No. 19754PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
Federal jurisdiction in this action was asserted on diversity of citizenship and under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1655. It is difficult to see how Section 1655 has anything to do with jurisdiction in this case but since diversity of citizenship and the jurisdictional amount of a matter in controversy are present, the question need not be considered.
Predecessors of title of the appellant, Greenberry Simmons, on January 25, 1910, made written applications to purchase land in El Paso County, Texas, from the State of Texas, reciting in the applications that they were made “under the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bank of Columbia v. OkelySupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Dodge v. Board of Ed. of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Home Insurance v. DickSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Indiana Ex Rel. Anderson v. BrandSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hall v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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3Cited by6 opinions
- City of El Paso v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority v. City of ClevelandDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1972
- Delta County Levee Improvement District No. 2 v. LeonardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Georgia Central Credit Union v. Martin G.M.C. Trucks, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- City of El Paso v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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