Legal Opinion
Marco v. Dulles
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 25, 1959PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERLANDS, District Judge.
The Principal Question
Is plaintiff’s claim in this Federal action the “same cause” as that which plaintiff formerly asserted in a prior dismissed state court action against the same defendants?
This is the principal, though not the only, question raised by defendants’ motions for summary judgment (F.R.Civ.P. rule 56, 28 U.S.C.A.) and judgment dismissing the complaint (F.R.Civ.P. rule 12) in this action, jurisdictionally based on diversity of citizenship. The words “same cause” are quoted from New York Civil Practice Act section 23; 1 and the answer to the principal and…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Scarano v. Central R. Co. Of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Gaines v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Keenan v. EshlemanSupreme Court of Delaware · 1938
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Harold DRACHMAN and Claire Drachman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Lawrence A. HARVEY Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Marco v. SachsNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- Skolnick v. MartinIllinois Supreme Court · 1964
- Rippey v. Denver United States National BankDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1966
- Continental Grain Co. v. FMC Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1975
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