Legal Opinion
Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1949No. 3751PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
Phillips Petroleum Company and Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Line Company1 brought this action against Skelly Oil Company, Stanolind Oil and Gas Company, and Magnolia Petroleum Company2 for a declaratory judgment. From a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, the defendants have appealed.
Federal jurisdiction is challenged. Hence, we must examine the allegations of the complaint. The alleged facts as set forth in the complaint are these:
The action arises under the Natural Gas Act,3 and the matter in controversy between each plaintiff and each defendant exceeds, exclusive of…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United Public Workers of America v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Hyde Construction Company, Inc. v. Koehring CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- Oldland v. GrayCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
- Yahia Ahmad Joudeh, D/B/A Lincoln Cut Rate Market v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Communications Workers v. Ohio Bell Telephone Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1958
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