Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Baker

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided November 30, 1948PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAUFMAN, District Judge.

This is a stockholders’ derivative action. Jurisdiction is based on diversity, plaintiff being a citizen of New York, National Air Lines, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “National”), a Florida corporation, and Baker a citizen of Florida.

National is a common carrier by air, engaged in interstate and foreign commerce. Its air line operates between Miami, Florida, and New York, New York, and intermediate points; between Miami, Florida,, and New Orleans, Louisiana, and intermediate points, and between Miami, Florida, and Havana, Cuba.

The gravamen of the action is alleged…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. International Milling Co. v. Columbia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Jensen v. United Air Lines Transport Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
  4. Jensen v. United Air Lines Transport CorporationNew York Court of Appeals · 1939

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Leppard v. Jordan's Truck LineDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1953
  2. Wolf v. AckermanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969

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