Legal Opinion
Bowman v. DuBose
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided April 24, 1967No. Civ. A. 67-46PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, District Judge.
The defendant, by motion to dismiss, •challenges the claim of diversity of citizenship as a basis for the Court’s jurisdiction herein.
The issue posed by the motion revolves .about the domicile of the plaintiff. If, as the defendant urges, plaintiff’s domicile is South Carolina, jurisdiction fails; .should he retain a domicile in West Virginia, diversity exists and the motion must fail.
The undisputed facts establish that in 1942, the plaintiff, then domiciled at Flat Top Yards, West Virginia, enlisted in the United States Army. His post office address was,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Desmare v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Glenn C. Ellis, Jr. v. Southeast Construction Co., Inc., Hempstead County, Arkansas, and Miller B. BlandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
- Sweeney v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Price v. GreenwayCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Ex parte WhiteDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1915
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