Legal Opinion
George Weston, Ltd. v. N.Y. Central R.R. Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided October 9, 1935PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This application is grounded upon a claimed diversity of citizenship requisite to confer jurisdiction upon the Federal District Court. The action sounds in tort. Its object is the recovery of the value of a motor truck demolished in a grade crossing collision. The complaint recites that plaintiff is a "corporation having its principal office in the city of Passaic, county of Passaic and State of New Jersey." There is no further allegation respecting the place of its origin or habitat. The addamnum clause asserts the consequent damage to have been $5,000.
By joint verified petition, seasonably…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Wilson v. Republic Iron & Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Powers v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- General Investment Co. v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Alabama Great Southern Railway Co. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Egan v. Preferred Accident Insurance Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1936
- Woulfe v. Atlantic City Steel Pier Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1941
- Shunk v. Shunk Mfg. Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1945
- In re the Condemnation & Taking of Lands & Every Interest therein of LawBurlington County Circuit Court, N.J. · 1936
- Darcy v. Great American Industries, Inc.Connecticut Superior Court · 1944