Legal Opinion

John J. Kruse and Leonard K. Jackson v. Snowshoe Company, a West Virginia Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided August 10, 1983No. 83-1206PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the district court granting John J. Kruse and Leonard K. Jackson’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Snowshoe Company. The order prohibited Snowshoe, the operator of a ski resort located in West Virginia, from obstructing a road used by Kruse and Jackson for access to property contiguous to Snowshoe’s resort property. Snowshoe contends on appeal that the district court should have abstained because some of the same issues involved in the federal action are being litigated in a parallel West Virginia state-court proceeding. We…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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  2. Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Kerotest Manufacturing Co. v. C-O-Two Fire Equipment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
  4. County of Allegheny v. Frank Mashuda Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. Blackwelder Furniture Company of Statesville, Inc. v. Seilig Manufacturing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by29 opinions

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  3. Gannett Company, Incorporated v. The Clark Construction Group, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
  4. Canaday v. KochDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
  5. Medema v. Medema Builders, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988

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