Legal Opinion
Eddington v. Texas & New Orleans R. Co.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 8, 1949No. Civ. A. No. 4345PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNERLY, Chief Judge.
This is a suit by Plaintiffs, who alleged that they are citizens of the State of Louisiana, against the Texas & New Orleans Railroad Company, which is alleged to be a citizen of Texas. The amount in controversy is alleged to exceed $3000, exclusive of interest and costs. There is no question about the jurisdiction, but there is a question about the venue, and Defendant has moved to dismiss for that reason.
The suit is to recover title and possession of a tract of land in Jefferson County, Texas, which is in the Beaumont Division of the Eastern District of Texas, and it is…
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- Arizona Commercial Mining Co. v. Iron Cap Copper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Aldrich Mining Co. v. PearceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
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