Legal Opinion
Texas v. New Jersey
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 29, 1965No. 13 ORIGPublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
Invoking this Court’s original jurisdiction under Art III, § 2, of the Constitution,1 Texas brought this action against New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the Sun Oil Company for an injunction and declaration of rights to settle a controversy as to which State has jurisdiction. to take title to certain abandoned intangible personal property through escheat, a procedure with ancient origins2 whereby a sovereign may acquire title to abandoned property if after a number of years no rightful owner appears. The property in question here consists of various small debts totaling $26,461.653 which the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Vanston Bondholders Protective Committee v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by123 opinions
- Illinois v. City of MilwaukeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Laker Airways Ltd. v. Sabena, Belgian World AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- TXO Production Corp. v. Oklahoma Corp. CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Riggs National Bank of Washington, D.C. v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- New Jersey Retail Merchants Ass'n v. Sidamon-EristoffCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
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