Legal Opinion
Southern Nat. Bank of Houston, Tex. v. Tri Financial Corp.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided July 29, 1970No. Civ. A. 66-H-664PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
NOEL, District Judge.
Plaintiff bank has sued defendant, a California corporation, for damages for alleged breach of contract and fraud in connection with an alleged agreement by defendant to purchase a certain promissory note from plaintiff for $600,000. Defendant contests this Court’s jurisdiction over it and has raised numerous other defenses. Diversity jurisdiction exists, the requisite amount being in controversy. 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
The following narrative is undisputed. Prior to April 13, 1964, Clayton Blake-way of Austin, Texas, Wilbur Clark of Las Vegas, Nevada, and…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Southern MacHine Company, Inc. v. Mohasco Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
- Thigpen v. LockeTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- McKenna v. AustinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Ruth Crowder, Mother and Next Friend of Walter Paul Crowder and David Douglas Crowder, Minors v. Gordons Transports, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Electro-Craft Corporation v. Maxwell Electronics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by23 opinions
- U-Haul International, Inc., an Oregon Corp. v. Jartran, Inc., a Florida Corporation, and James A. RyderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Guckenberger v. Boston UniversityDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
- Teachers'retirement System v. La. St. Employees Retirement SystemSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of the United States Department of Labor v. Tommy Mercer and Wanda Jo MercerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- In Re Crateo, Inc., Bankrupt. Crateo, Inc. v. Intermark, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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