Legal Opinion

Dan Cohen Realty Co. v. National Savings & Trust Co.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 14, 1942No. 8912PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Circuit Judge.

The sole question for decision is whether the United States District Court for Eastern Kentucky may entertain a civil action for specific performance of an informal agreement, reached by correspondence in writing, for the renewal lease of land within the district, when the action is brought by an Ohio corporation against citizens of the District of Columbia.

The District Court dismissed the complaint upon the ground that the venue of the action did not lie in that court. Dan Cohen Realty Co. v. National Savings & Trust Co. et al., D.C., 36 F.Supp. 536.

Appellant urges that…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. General Investment Co. v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
  2. Casey v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  3. Ladew v. Tennessee Copper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1910
  4. Vidal v. South American Securities Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
  5. Ladew v. Tennessee Copper Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Tennessee · 1910

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Raphael J. Musicus, Inc. v. Safeway Stores, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  2. A. Alex Shuford, Jr. v. Roy G. Anderson, and Currier & Carlsen, Incorporated, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
  3. Kohagen v. HarwoodCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
  4. American Surety Co. v. Edwards & Bradford Lumber Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1944
  5. Clark v. Yellow Freight System, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1989

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