Legal Opinion
Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 7 v. Wyatt C. Hedrick
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 1, 1955No. 15407PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
Two Water Control and Improvement Districts, political subdivisions of the State of Texas, and two individuals, filed a complaint against a Texas corporation and a number of individuals, seeking a declaratory judgment and injunction. Federal jurisdiction rests solely on 28 U.S.C.A. § 1331, which is:
“The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions wherein the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $3,000, exclusive of interest and costs, and arises under the Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States.”
The plaintiffs, appellants…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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