Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Splint Coal Corp.
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided August 7, 1937No. 1662PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORD, District Judge.
The defendant is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Kentucky. The right of the plaintiff to invoke federal jurisdiction depends upon whether, at the time of filing his complaint, he was a citizen of a different state.
The petition filed on May 17, 1937, contains the allegation that the plaintiff is a citizen of the state of Indiana. The defendant has filed a special plea to the jurisdiction charging that the allegations made by the plaintiff with reference to his citizenship in the state of Indiana are false; that in fact the plaintiff is a citizen of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Williamson v. OsentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Morris v. GilmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Marks v. MarksU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Tennessee · 1896
- Sullivan v. LloydDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1914
3Cited by3 opinions
- Seaboard Finance Company v. DavisDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1967
- Lang v. Elm City Construction CompanyDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1963
- Le Mieux Bros. v. Tremont Lumber Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1943