Legal Opinion
L. L. McGuire v. Jerry Sadler, Land Commissioner
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1964No. 20736PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
The district court dismissed this case for want of jurisdiction. We reverse.
L. L. McGuire, the plaintiff-appellant, brought suit in proper person against Jerry Sadler, the Land Commissioner of Texas, and a number of other defendants. In a 27-page complaint McGuire alleged that he is the owner of certain land in Presidio County that the Commissioner, under color of law, is about to sell as part of a conspiracy to deprive him of his land and to deprive others similarly situated of their land because of newly found mineral potential in the county.
Presidio County is on the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- Cordeco Development Corporation v. Antonio Santiago Vasquez, Cordeco Development Corporation v. Antonio Santiago Vasquez, Inez Acevedo CamposCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Mobil Oil Corporation v. Claude Kelley, Director of the Department of Conservation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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