Legal Opinion

Robertson v. City of Salem

District Court, D. Oregon

Decided March 1, 1961No. Civ. 73-59PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EAST, District Judge.

Parties in Jurisdiction

Plaintiff John Dayton Robertson (Robertson), is a citizen of the State of Washington, and Defendant City of Salem (Salem), is a municipal corporation duly existing under the laws of the State of Oregon (Oregon), and diversity of citizenship exists between the parties. Robertson seeks declaratory judgment relief herein, and this Court has held that a “justiciable controversy” exists between the parties and that it has jurisdiction. 1

Facts

Robertson is now and through his parental predecessors in interest has been continuously for many years prior to…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. Nectow v. City of CambridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  4. Dowsey v. Village of KensingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
  5. State ex rel. Civello v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Whitman v. State Highway Commission of MissouriDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1975
  2. Ewing v. City of SpringfieldMissouri Court of Appeals · 1970
  3. Boyd v. Tennessee State UniversityDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1994
  4. Lerner v. Town of IslipDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1967
  5. El Dorado Utilities, Inc. v. Eldorado Area Water & Sanitation DistrictNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005

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