Legal Opinion
Fehlhaber Pile Co. v. Tennessee Valley Authority
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 13, 1946No. 9150PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRETTYMAN, Associate Justice.
Appellant brought a civil action against appellee in the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia for breach of a contract for the erection of a bridge over the Tennessee River in the State of Tennessee. Appellee moved to quash service of summons and to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that the court had no jurisdiction and that venue did not lie in this District. The District Court granted the motion and dismissed the action.
The contract was executed in Knoxville, Tennessee, and was to be performed in the State of Tennessee. Appellant…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- King v. Wall & Beaver Street CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Neely v. Philadelphia Inquirer Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1932
- Layne v. Tribune Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Pang-Tsu Mow v. Republic of China (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Roger Fandel v. Arabian American Oil Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
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