Legal Opinion
Willis v. Dennis
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided August 18, 1947No. Civil Action 215PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL, District Judge.
This is an action in tort in which the plaintiff is a resident of the District of Columbia and the defendant a resident of Virginia, and the complaint alleges jurisdiction on the ground of diversity of citizenship. The defendant has moved to dismiss on the ground that jurisdiction is lacking in this court, in that the action is not one between citizens of different states. The motion rests on the contention that the District of Columbia is not a state within the meaning of the Constitution and that the Act of Congress approved April 20, 1940, amending the statute, 28…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- McGarry v. City of BethlehemDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1942
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