Midwest-Radiant Corp. v. Hentze

KERNER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff instituted this action for a declaratory judgment pursuant to § 274d(l) of the Judicial Code 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 2201, 2202. Federal jurisdiction is founded upon diversity of citizenship and the requisite amount in controversy. Plaintiff sought a decree that defendant Northern Illinois Coal Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Northern) had no right, title or interest to the coal underlying certain real estate in St. Clair County, Illinois, and that a certain lease entered into by and between the Hentze defendants and plaintiff was a valid and subsisting…