Legal Opinion
State v. Mundet Cork Corp.
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided August 15, 1939PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Defendant moves to remove the cause to the United States district court on the ground that it is a suit of a civil nature in equity where the matter in controversy exceeds the value of $3,000 and is between citizens of different states. 28 U.S.C.A. § 71; Id. § 41(1), as amended. Defendant is a corporation of Delaware and a citizen of that state. The complainant named in the bill is the State of New Jersey on the relation of the board of health of the township of Hillside. The question is whether the complainant is a citizen of New Jersey.
"A state is not a citizen, and under the judiciary acts…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Stone v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Highway Comm. of Wyoming v. Utah Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
- State Ex Rel. Markley v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- State Ex Rel. State Board of Milk Control v. Newark Milk Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1935
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Baldwin Constr. Co. v. Essex Co. Bd. TaxationNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1953
- Aerated Products Co. of Philadelphia v. Department of Health of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
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- Aerated Products Co. v. Department of HealthDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1945
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