Legal Opinion
Feely v. Sidney S. Schupper Interstate Hauling System, Inc.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 9, 1947No. Civil Actions 3157, 3158PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM C. COLEMAN, District Judge.
These two proceedings are personal injury suits. Although having different plaintiffs, each plaintiff is a citizen and resident of the City of Washington. The defendant, the same in both cases, is a Maryland corporation; and, on its behalf, in each case a motion has been filed to dismiss the action on the ground that this Court is without jurisdiction to hear the suits, since the prerequisite of jurisdiction is diversity of citizenship which, it is asserted, .requires that the opposing parties be citizens of different States, and is not met by citizenship of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Kline v. Burke Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- The United States v. Hudson and GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1812
- Kendall v. United States Ex Rel. StokesSupreme Court of the United States · 1838
- Downes v. BidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
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3Cited by8 opinions
- National Mutual Insurance v. Tidewater Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Central States Co-Ops. v. Watson Bros. Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1947
- National Mut. Ins. v. Tidewater Transfer Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
- Willis v. DennisDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1947
- National Mutual Insurance v. Tidewater Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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