Legal Opinion
Miller v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 26, 1974No. Nos. 73-2009 to 73-2012PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.
The question in these consolidated appeals is whether a federal court sitting in Kentucky has subject-matter jurisdiction over suits by Kentucky residents for pension benefits allegedly wrongfully withheld by the Trustees of the United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund (hereafter “the Fund”). The District Court dismissed the complaints on the ground that Kentucky law would not permit them to be brought in a Kentucky state court and that it was bound to follow this Kentucky rule.1
We reverse the District Court’s dismissal of Appellants’ complaints.…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by64 opinions
- Amsouth Bank (03-5517) First Tennessee Bank (03-5521) v. George DaleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- Jebaco, Inc. v. Harrah's Operating Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Southern Milk Sales, Inc. v. Don Martin, T.C. Jacoby & Company, Inc., and Northshore Milk Producers AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Cleveland Housing Renewal Project v. Deutsche Bank Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- James J. Reiherzer v. Daniel J. Shannon, and Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
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