Legal Opinion
A. C. McKoy Inc., a Corporation v. Fred P. Schonwald, M. P. Craig, Seymour G. Hootkins and B. E. Oil Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1965No. 7833_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Chief Judge.
The appellant sued appellees to quiet title to its mineral interests in a 20-acre tract of land in Oklahoma. Federal jurisdiction is based upon an asserted federal question and requisite amount in controversy. See 28 U.S.C. § 1331(a).
The trial court dismissed the action on alternative grounds, (1) insufficiency of requisite amount in controversy, and (2) on the merits. We affirm the dismissal for insufficiency of the amount in controversy, hence do not reach the merits.
All the jurisdictional elements must be affirmatively shown. Jurisdictional allegations are usually…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gibbs v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Healy v. RattaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Horton v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Smith v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Ronzio v. Denver & R. G. W. R.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Jacob Sanchez v. J. T. Taylor, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- Emland Builders, Inc., a Corporation, M. B. Landau and Ed Landau v. Barney T. SheaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Milo M. Craig v. Champlin Petroleum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
- Ehrenfeld v. WebberDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1980
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