Legal Opinion

London v. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided April 13, 1940No. Nos. 4619, 4620PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Per curiam

Motion to dismiss the appeals in these cases will be denied. The orders dismissing the cases will be affirmed, however, on the ground that since the defendant is a Virginia corporation, having its principal office in the Western District of Virginia, it is not suable, over its objection, in the Eastern District of that State, diversity of citizenship being the sole ground of jurisdiction. The recent case of Neirbo Co. et al. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, 308 U.S. 165, 60 S.Ct. 153, 84 L.Ed. -, is not a holding to the contrary. That case involved suit against a corporation of another…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. GonzalesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Jacobson v. Indianapolis Power & Light CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1958
  2. Kibler v. Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1945
  3. Coastal Club, Inc. v. Shell Oil Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1942
  4. Eastman Kodak Co. v. Boyce Motor Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1947
  5. Freund v. Aiken Petroleum Co.District Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1957

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