Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Creel
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 16, 1944No. 3097PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEDERLE, District Judge.
This is a common law action for damages for personal injuries received by plaintiff, Dale Alexander, in a fall on the steps of a hotel operated by defendant, Lyle Creel, at Coldwater, Michigan, while plaintiff was a guest there. Plaintiff is a citizen of Indiana, where he now resides and is employed. Defendant is a citizen of Michigan. The matter in controversy exceeds $3,000, the jury having returned a verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $6,500. Consequently, this court has jurisdiction by virtue of diverse citizenship and amount involved, under 28 U.S.C.A. § 41(1).
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Griffin v. McCoachSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- City of Grand Rapids v. CrockerMichigan Supreme Court · 1922
- Bradford Electric Light Co. v. ClapperSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Charles L. Bowman & Company, a Michigan Corporation v. C. Ward ErwinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Bagnel v. Springfield Sand & Tile Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1944
- Skakandy v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1946
- Maryland ex rel. Carson v. Acme Poultry Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1949
- In re the Estate of O'ConnorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
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