Legal Opinion
Spann v. Compania Mexicana Radiodifusora Fronteriza, S. A.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1942No. 10243PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
The suit for $6,000.00, with interest from September 13, 1937, was on a Mexican judgment for costs “in the amount of $6,000.00 or its equivalent in National currency”. The judgment, for 12 percent of $50,000.00, the amount the defendant in this suit had sued for as plaintiff, had been rendered by the Fourth Chamber of the Superior Tribunal of Justice of the State of Coahuila, Mexico, a court of competent jurisdiction, and hadl been appealed to and affirmed in the Supreme Court of Mexico.
Defendant, insisting that the suit was not for a sum or value in excess' of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Johnston v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Ingenohl v. Olsen & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Compania Mexicana Rediodifusora Franteriza v. SpannDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1941
- Indian Refining Co. v. Valvoline Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1935
3Cited by17 opinions
- Peter R. Ackermann, Dieter Schultze-Zeu, Dietger Feder, Detlef P. Eulitz and Karl-Heinz Lingner v. Ira LevineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Ingersoll Milling MacHine Co. v. John P. GrangerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Hunt v. BP Exploration Co.(Libya) Ltd.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1980
- Sinopoulo v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1946
- Cleartrac v. Lanrick ContractorsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.