Naylor v. Foreman-Blades Lumber Co.
District Court, E.D. California
In Equity. Suit by Harold J. Naylor, Clara C. Cole, and Lillian F. Naylor against the Foreman-Blades Lumber Company and Mary Robbins.
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR, District Judge.
The jurisdiction of the court is sustained by reason of diversity of citizenship. The equitable jurisdiction of the court is found in the character of the relief invoked. The subject-matter of the controversy is a tract of land, chiefly valuable for the timber standing, and growing upon it, at the time of the transactions disclosed in the pleadings and evidence, lying and being situate in Pasquotank county, N. C., containing 2,500 acres and, with the timber, of value largely in excess of $3,000, alleged by plaintiffs to be “more than $100,000.”
The bill charges: That…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Galliher v. CadwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Holland v. ChallenSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Hammond v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Speidel v. HenriciSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Godden v. KimmellSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- Kinter v. Commonwealth Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
- Denison v. KeckCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
- Anglo-Colombian Development Co. v. StapletonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1927
- Self v. Prairie Oil & Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
- Guenther v. Dennis-Simmons Lumber Co.District Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1917
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.