Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Moore
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1940No. 11505PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit for a declaratory judgment brought in the district court by the appellants against the appellee. Upon motion and plea in abatement the petition was dismissed for want of jurisdiction. The only question presented on the appeal is whether or not the district court had jurisdiction of the subject matter.
In their complaint the appellants, plaintiffs in the district court, prayed particularly that the court declare whether plaintiffs are in any wise liable to the appellee, Mrs. W. A. (Edith) Moore, defendant below, in damages, as a result of injuries sustained…
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