Legal Opinion
Godinez v. Jones
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided December 23, 1959No. Civ. 175-59PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ-NAZARIO, District Judge.
This action is now before the Court on the motion to dismiss filed by the defendant L. Wesley Jones.
The motion is predicated on the alleged lack of jurisdiction of this court, because
A. There is no diversity of citizenship between the plaintiff Marcos A. Godinez and the two parties defendant, as required by Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332, in connection with a tort action like the one involved herein; and
B. This action does not arise under the constitution, laws or treaties of the United States, as further alleged in the complaint herein, so as to enable this court to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. RigsbySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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- Sun Printing and Publishing Assn. v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Jacobson v. New York, N. H. & H. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
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- Blevens v. SfetkuCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
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