Legal Opinion
Gully v. First Nat. Bank in Meridian
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 9, 1936No. 29PublishedCited by 2,164 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cardozo
Whether a federal court has jurisdiction of this suit as one arising, under the Constitution and laws of the United States is the single question here.
Petitioner, plaintiff in the court below, sued the respondent in a state court in Mississippi to recover a money judgment.- The following facts appear on the face of the complaint: In June, 1931, the assets of the First National Bank of Meridian, a national banking association, were conveyed to the respondent, the First National Bank m Meridian, under a contract whereby the debts and liabilities of the grantor, insolvent at the time and in the…
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