Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co.
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided October 10, 1962No. Civ. A. 912PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELLIOTT,' District Judge.
This action was brought in this court by a Georgia citizen with alleged jurisdiction being based on diversity of citizenship of the parties. The defendant challenges the existence of such diversity by a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint. Except for the ground claimed there does not appear to be any other basis for federal jurisdiction.' The defendant alleges that its principal place of business is in Georgia. The plaintiff contends that it is elsewhere. The 1958 amendment to Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332 (c) provides: “a corporation shall be deemed a citizen of any…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Scot Typewriter Co. v. Underwood Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Penhallow v. Doane's AdministratorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1795
- United States v. LawrenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1795
- Gilardi v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1960
- Taylor v. Hubbell Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Co. v. HubbellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Candida Merino De Walker v. Pueblo International, Inc., and Third-Party v. Angel Negron, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- DeKalb County v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1972
- Mahoney v. Northwestern Bell Telephone CompanyDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1966
- In Re Puerto Rico Air Disaster LitigationDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1972
- Hudacek v. Puerto Rico International Airlines, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1972
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