Legal Opinion
Eggerson Fountain, Nace Fountain and Hosea Fountain v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 19, 1967No. 24696_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANNAY, District Judge:
This appeal is from the district court’s order of dismissal for want of federal jurisdiction.
Federal jurisdiction is allegedly based upon Title 28, U.S.C.A. Section 1331. The action is by survivors for wrongful death which occurred in the United States Trade Zone in New Orleans, Louisiana. The decedent was then in the employ of a private concern and was electrocuted while assisting in loading tractors on a flatcar.
Appellant argues vigorously but unavailingly for the proposition of general federal jurisdiction in this case.
The creation of Foreign Trade Zones is…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- James Stewart & Co. v. SadrakulaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- New York Foreign Trade Zone Operators, Inc. v. State Liquor AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Mater v. HolleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- During v. ValenteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Southpark Square Limited, a Mississippi Corporation v. City of Jackson, Mississippi, State Highway Department of the State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- John D. Mays and Laura F. Mays, His Wife v. Claude R. Kirk, Jr., as GovernorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States of America, Intrigue Trading, Inc., Claimant-Appellee v. 4,432 Mastercases of Cigarettes, More or Less, United States of America, Intrigue Trading, Inc., Claimant-Appellant v. 4,432 Mastercases of Cigarettes, More or Less, United States of America, Intrigue Trading, Inc., Claimant-Appellee v. 4,432 Mastercases of Cigarettes, More or LessCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Armco Steel Corp. v. StansCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Hawaiian Independent Refinery v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1978
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