Legal Opinion
State Highway Commission in Arkansas v. Kansas City Bridge Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1936No. 10419PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
The Kansas City Bridge Company, a Missouri corporation, brought this suit against the state highway commission of Arkansas and its members, for the purpose of securing a judgment for $100,000 and interest under a contract for extra compensation for work done and materials furnished in the erection and completion of a highway toll bridge across the Red river on state highway No. 2 near Garland City, Ark. The sole ground of federal jurisdiction was diversity of citizenship. The commission moved to dismiss on the ground that the suit was against the state of Arkansas, of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Ex Parte State of New York, No. 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Smith v. ReevesSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Postal Telegraph Cable Co. v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Stone v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Minnesota v. Northern Securities Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
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3Cited by26 opinions
- DeLong Corporation v. Oregon State Highway Com'nDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1964
- George R. Whitten, Jr., Inc., D/B/A Whitten Corporation v. State University Construction FundCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- S. J. Groves & Sons Co. v. New Jersey Turnpike AuthorityDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1967
- Hunkin-Conkey Const. Co. v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1940
- Great American Insurance Company v. Louis Lesser Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
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