Davis v. Hayden
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Wheeling; Alston G. Dayton, Judge. Suit by Jacob S. Hayden against Josiah V. Thompson and others. From an order granting a preliminary injunction and denying a motion to dismiss, Ellen G. Davis and Cornelia B. Bassel, executrices of the will of John Bassel, deceased, apd others, defendants, appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPP, Circuit Judge.
The underlying question in this case is the question of jurisdiction. Briefly stated, the material facts are these:
During a period of years prior to January 19, 1915, when this suit was commenced, the appellee, Josiah V. Thompson, a citizen of Pennsylvania, had become the owner of extensive tracts of coal lands and other properties in that state and the state of West Virginia. His holdings in the former state amounted to over 78,000 acres, and in the latter state to some 26,000 acres. On the date named this bill was filed, the nature and purpose of which will be presently…
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