Legal Opinion
Barnhart v. Western Maryland Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1942No. 4918PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a final judgment of the District Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, dismissing plaintiff-appellants’ complaint. Judge Chesnut granted defendant-appellee’s motion to dismiss the complaint on the following grounds: (1) the District Court lacked jurisdiction of the subject matter, (2) the complaint' failed to state a valid claim or cause of action, and (3) the action, if any, had long been barred by limitations and laches.
The action was instituted by seven individuals who constituted a “committee representing and acting for the…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Shulthis v. McDougalSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Betty B. Burgess, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of S. Reed Burgess, Jr., Deceased v. Charlottesville Savings and Loan AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- Clyde v. BroderickCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Halladay v. VerschoorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Holsey v. CollinsDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1981
- Mullins v. First National Exchange Bank of VirginiaDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1967
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