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Meyerhoffer v. East Hanover Township School District

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided February 16, 1968No. Civ. A. 9964PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

FOLLMER, District Judge.

This case is before the court on motions of defendants to dismiss the action on the following grounds.

I. The defendant school districts are immune from tort liability.

II. The suit of plaintiff, Jean M. Loughridge, a citizen of the State of Michigan, as against the defendant school districts, is barred by the Eleventh Amendment of the United States Constitution.

III. There is an absence of diversity of citizenship and, therefore, no jurisdiction of the claim of plaintiff Franklin O. Meyerhoffer, Jr., against the defendants.

IV. The court lacks jurisdiction of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. In Re AyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  3. Luther W. Borror, Administrator of the Estate of Bonita Ann Curtician, Deceased v. Sharon Steel Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
  4. Morris v. Mount Lebanon Township School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  5. Newman v. FreemanDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. O'DELL v. Town of Gauley BridgeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Bichrest v. School District of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
  3. Grimme v. Hempfield Area School District, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Westmoreland County1972

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