Legal Opinion
The State of Texas v. West Publishing Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 5, 1989No. 88-1114PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant the State of Texas (Texas) appeals the district court’s dismissal of its suit against defendant-appellee West Publishing Company (West) seeking declaratory judgment that West’s copyright in West’s arrangement of Texas statutes is invalid. 681 F.Supp. 1228. The district court dismissed the suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction after concluding that the action did not present an “actual controversy.” We affirm.
Facts and Proceedings Below
For several decades Texas and West have enjoyed an amicable publishing relationship. Since 1914, West and its…
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