Legal Opinion

State of Missouri v. Homesteaders Life Ass'n

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 27, 1937No. 10850PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARDNER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of dismissal for want of prosecution after the court had denied a motion to remand the case to the state court in which the action had been commenced. (D.C.) 16 F.Supp. 69. The parties will be referred to as they were designated in the lower court, the appellant being plaintiff and the appellee defendant.

From the title of the action it purports to have been instituted by the State of Missouri by its Superintendent of the Insurance Department. It is an action at law. The opening sentence of plaintiff’s petition reads as follows: “Comes…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. Minnesota v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
  3. Pennoyer v. McConnaughySupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  4. Postal Telegraph Cable Co. v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  5. Mecom v. Fitzsimmons Drilling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. DeLong Corporation v. Oregon State Highway Com'nDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1964
  2. Hunkin-Conkey Const. Co. v. Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1940
  3. Glenmede Trust Company v. Dow Chemical CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Colorado Ex Rel. Land Acquisition Commission v. American MacHine & Foundry Co.District Court, D. Colorado · 1956
  5. Joseph D. Geeslin, Jr., Special Deputy Insurance Commissioner, Indiana Dept. Of Insurance, Indianapolis, Indiana v. George E. MerrimanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975

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