Legal Opinion
Warfield v. Marks Marks v. Warfield
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1951No. 13536_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This is an action seeking, inter alia, to cancel a consent decree in a cause in the Chancery Court of Adams County, Mississippi. Federal jurisdiction is predicated solely upon diversity of citizenship, but it appears upon the face of the complaint that one of the plaintiffs, Mary Cook Smith, is a citizen of Ohio; and that one of the defendants, Sohio Petroleum Company, is an Ohio corporation. Prima facie, this is sufficient to defeat federal jurisdiction. Realizing this, after being confronted with a motion to dismiss their suit for want of jurisdiction, the plaintiffs…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Barney v. Baltimore CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1868
- Torrence v. SheddSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Mallow v. HindeSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Sioux City Terminal Railroad & Warehouse Co. v. Trust Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1897
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Ward v. Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries CommissionDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1963
- Richard H. Clinton v. International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Flaherty v. McDonaldDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1959
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