Legal Opinion
Food Machinery & Chemical Corp. v. Meader
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1961No. Nos. 17058, 17059PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLIN, Circuit Judge.
On January 31,1957, W. S. Meader and May Meader, husband and wife, filed complaints in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, Eastern Division, against Food Machinery & Chemical Corporation and J. R. Simplot Company.1 The Meaders sought to recover for damages allegedly resulting from the operation of the defendants’ industrial plants which were located near the plaintiffs’ trout hatchery. The district court’s jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332. After a trial before a jury judgment for damages was entered against…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Prest-O-Lite Co., Inc. v. HowerySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1934
- Comeau v. BeckMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Christensen v. Northern States Power of WisconsinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1944
3Cited by1 opinion
- Food Machinery & Chemical Corporation v. W. S. MeaderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961