Legal Opinion
Amco Construction Company v. Mississippi State Building Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1979No. 79-1439PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
Amco Construction Company, Inc. appeals the District Court’s dismissal of its cross claim for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm because we are convinced that the District Court was correct to conclude that this cross claim bore an insufficient relationship with the original claim to warrant application of the doctrine of ancillary jurisdiction.
The genesis of this complex litigation was in two contracts entered into between the Mississippi State Building Commission (“Commission”) and Amco Construction Company, Inc. (“Amco”). The contracts called for the installation…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Revere Copper and Brass Incorporated v. The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, and Third-Party v. George A. Fuller Company, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- L. N. Childress and Roger W. Crampton v. E. A. Cook, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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