Legal Opinion
Georgia Power Co. v. Hudson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1931No. 3117PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This was a suit instituted in the court below to enjoin the prosecution by defendants of a number of actions for damages instituted by them against complainant. The jurisdiction of the federal court was invoked on the ground of diversity of citizenship; plaintiff being a Georgia corporation and defendants being residents of the state of South Carolina. Jurisdiction in equity was asserted on the ground that the bill was filed to avoid a multiplicity of suits. On motion of defendants, the suit was dismissed on the ground that as to no defendant did it involve the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Riehle v. MargoliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Hall v. BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Walter v. Northeastern RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Dial v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Citizens' Bank v. CannonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Central Mexico Light & Power Co. v. MunchCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Yuba Consolidated Gold Fields v. KilkearyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Carolina Power & Light Co. v. Merrimack Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
- Jamerson v. Alliance Ins. Co. of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1937
- First State Bank v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
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