Legal Opinion
Central States Co-Ops. v. Watson Bros. Transp. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 12, 1947No. 9291PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment awarding to plaintiff the right to possession of certain property, in an action based upon the forcible entry and detainer statute of the State of Illinois. The judgment was entered upon a jury verdict directed by the court at the close of the defendant’s evidence. The cause was instituted in the Municipal Court of the City of Chicago and removed on petition of the defendant to the District Court.
We are first met with the question of the jurisdiction of the District Court. This jurisdictional issue is raised in this court for the first time…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- TEXAS v. FLORIDA Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Treinies v. Sunshine Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Lockerty v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. CorrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by10 opinions
- National Mutual Insurance v. Tidewater Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Baskin v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- Television Reception Corporation v. Charles A. Dunbar, Dunbar-Murphy & Company, Inc., and Commonwealth Cable Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- United States ex rel. Sutton v. MulcahyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Nyberg v. Montgomery Ward & Co.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 1954
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