Legal Opinion
The Commercial Guide
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided December 27, 1927No. Nos. 5379, 5517PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUSHMAN, District Judge.
These two eases were dismissed for want of jurisdiction of the court over the subject-matter involved, both being similar to the ease considered on appeal by the Circuit Court of Appeals of this circuit. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha v. Great Western Power Co., 17 F.(2d) 239.
Claimants move foro costs, and libelant moves to disallow costs, because of lack of jurisdiction of the court in admiralty. Section 37 of the Judicial Code (Comp. Stat. § 1019 [28 USOA § 80]) provides:
“If in any suit commenced in a> District Court, or removed from a state court to a District Court…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha v. Great Western Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1927
- Devost v. Twin State Gas & Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1918
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Benitez v. Bank of Nova ScotiaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1940
- In re SnowdenDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1929