Legal Opinion
Behlert v. James Foundation of New York, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 19, 1945PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONGER, District Judge..
Motion to dismiss the complaint because of lack of jurisdiction.
This is a stockholders’ derivative action.
In the complaint it is alleged that the matter in controversy exceeds $3,000. In the complaint there are allegations of fact which purport to show diversity of citizenship between plaintiffs and the defendants. The complaint alleges that the plaintiffs are citizens and residents of the District of Columbia and that the defendants respectively are citizens and residents of the States of New York, Delaware and New Jersey.
Defendants, James Foundation of New York,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kline v. Burke Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Sheldon v. SillSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
- Ex Parte Bakelite Corp'n.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
- O'Donoghue v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Hepburn & Dundas v. EllzeySupreme Court of the United States · 1805
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3Cited by13 opinions
- National Mutual Insurance v. Tidewater Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Wilson & Co. v. United Packinghouse WorkersDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1949
- Central States Co-Ops. v. Watson Bros. Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1947
- Ostrow v. Samuel Brilliant Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1946
- Wilson v. GuggenheimDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1947
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