Legal Opinion

James A. Bowdoin, B. Buford Malone, Jr., and United States of America

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 25, 1960No. 18222_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAMERON, Circuit Judge.

Appellants James A. Bowdoin, et al. filed an action in ejectment in a Georgia state court in the fictitious form of John Doe v. Richard Roe, as provided by the statutes of Georgia.1 Personal service was had upon appellee Buford Malone, *96Jr. by the sheriff of Jasper County, Georgia; service upon the United States was attempted by mailing copies of the petition to the Attorney General of the United States and to the United States Attorney, thus revealing that the “true claimants” were the appellees Buford Malone, Jr., and the United States of America.

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrathSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Land v. DollarSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  4. United States v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  5. Chisholm v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1793

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Malone v. BowdoinSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. M. J. Alfonso v. Hillsborough County Aviation Authority and Najeeb Halaby, Administrator of the Federal Aviation AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  3. United States v. IgoeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1964
  4. Federal Deposit Insurance v. Cuvrell (In Re F & T Contractors, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1982
  5. James A. Bowdoin v. Buford Malone, Jr., and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961

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