Legal Opinion
Carroll v. Morrison Hotel Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 15, 1945No. 8592PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff1 sued defendants to recover damages for breach of a contract. Jurisdiction rests upon diversity of citizenship and the requisite amount in controversy. The District Court on motion of defendants under Rule 12(b) (6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c, dismissed the complaint as amended, for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.
The contract involved provided for the leasing of the Terrace Room in the Morrison Hotel. The complaint alleged that one Leonard Hicks was known and advertised by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Continental Collieries, Inc. v. ShoberCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Leimer v. State Mut. Life Assur. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Gallup v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- Tahir Erk v. Glenn L. Martin Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Galbreath v. Metropolitan Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Frederick Hart & Co. v. Recordgraph CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Perington Wholesale, Inc. v. Burger King Corporation, Davmor Industries, Inc., and Carpenter Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Melo-Sonics Corporation and Southwest Oil Corporation v. David Cropp, Chalmers C. Jordan, Robert W. Lingo and Glass-Tite Industries, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Asher v. RuppaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1949
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