Legal Opinion
Monsanto Co. v. Tennessee Valley Authority
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided March 27, 1978No. Civ. A. 78-W-5024-NEPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYATT, District Judge: *
This is a motion by plaintiff (“Monsanto”) to remand the action to the Circuit Court for Morgan County, Alabama, from which it was removed by defendant (“TVA”). 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c).
The claim made in the complaint is on a theory of negligence by TVA in furnishing electric power to Monsanto’s plant at Decatur. It is averred that there was a written contract between the parties under which TVA agreed to furnish power to Monsanto at Decatur, TVA knowing that it was essential for Monsanto to have a continuous power supply from TVA for its Decatur plant. A copy of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Osborn v. Bank of United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- US Bank v. PLANTERS'BANKSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Bankers Trust Co. v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by21 opinions
- A.I. Trade Finance, Inc. v. Petra International Banking CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- Jackson v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1978
- Little League Baseball, Inc. v. Welsh Publishing Group, Inc.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1995
- CH v. American Red CrossDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1988
- Government National Mortgage Association v. Tyre Lee Terry, Individually, and in His Capacity of Clerk, Superior Court of Cobb County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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