Legal Opinion
Town of Lantana, Fla. v. Hopper
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1939No. 8910PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Circuit Judge.
Appellee brought this suit at law to recover on certain interest coupons detached from two separate • issues of bonds issued by the town of Lantana, Florida, and recovered judgment in the sum of $8,412.08, with interest and costs. The pleadings are lengthy but it is unnecessary to review them *119extensively as at the outset we are confronted with a challenge to the jurisdiction of the District Court.
The complaint alleged that plaintiff is a citizen of New York and the owner and holder of the coupons sued upon; that defendant is a municipal corporation of Florida and a…
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- KVOS, Inc. v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Grace v. American Central InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Lehigh Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Roberts v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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- Gallagher v. Philadelphia Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Welsh v. American Surety Co. Of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Ferrara v. Philadelphia Laboratories, Inc.District Court, D. Vermont · 1967
- Birmingham Post Company v. Christina BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
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