Legal Opinion
Ransom v. Brennan
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 24, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 67-H-256PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order
SINGLETON, District Judge.
This cause was filed on April 4, 1967. Plaintiff seeks to recover damages for breach of an oral contract. Jurisdiction is based on diversity; plaintiff is a citizen of Texas and defendant is a citizen of Alabama. During the pendency of the suit, however, defendant died. After defendant’s attorney filed a suggestion of death upon the record under Rule 25 (a) (1), Fed.R.Civ.P., plaintiff timely filed his motion of substitution of the executrix of the deceased defendant under the same rule. The Court granted the motion and process was served upon…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Commercial Solvents Corporation v. JassponDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1950
- Bertsch v. CanterburyDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1955
3Cited by2 opinions
- Bill Ransom v. Frances Hugh Brennan, of the Estate of William J. Brennan,deceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Davis-Wilson v. Hilton Hotels Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1985