Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. Reneau
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1983No. Nos. 81-5787, 82-5156PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff appeals from dismissal of an action in which he charged the defendants with malpractice. The defendants are residents of Tennessee who are attorneys licensed to practice in that state. The plaintiff is a resident of Alabama, and jurisdiction of the district court was premised upon diversity of citizenship. The district court found that complete diversity was lacking, and dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
The plaintiff brought this action as an heir at law of Flora Jenkins, deceased, for himself and all other heirs at law. The plaintiff stated in the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Strawbridge v. CurtissSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
- Walsh v. CenteioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Hardy Lee Jamison, Jr., Father and Next of Kin of Hardy Lee Jamison, Iii, Deceased v. Memphis Transit Management CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
- Turnpike Co. v. FryTennessee Supreme Court · 1889
- Teas v. Luff-Bowen Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1922
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Local 670, United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America, Afl- Cio, in Its Own Behalf and in Behalf of Its Individual Members, Plaintiff- Cross-Appellee v. International Union, United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America, Afl-Cio Milan Stone Bob G. Long and Local 703, Defendants v. Armstrong Rubber Company R.G. Deangelo and Russell Weymouth, Defendants- Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Mccurry v. Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
- Williams-Sonoma Direct, Inc. v. Arhaus, LLCDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2015
- Local 670, United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers of America v. International Union, United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
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