Legal Opinion
City of Stuart v. Green
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 15, 1937No. 8437PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
George W. Green, a citizen of Pennsylvania, sued the City of Stuart, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida, in the *604United States District Court for Southern Florida, upon three promissory notes for $5,000 each, and obtained judgment for the aggregate amount due thereon, with interest and attorney’s fees. Diversity of citizenship is relied on as the sole ground of federal jurisdiction. It is the second appearance of the case in this court. Green v. City of Stuart, 81 F.(2d) 968.
No question of jurisdiction was raised or decided on the former appeal, but, upon…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- New Orleans v. BenjaminSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- President of the Bank of Kentucky v. WisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
- Ackley School District v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Parker v. OrmsbySupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Independent School Dist. of Sioux City v. RewCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Drummond v. DrummondSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Walter S. Lowry, Jr. v. The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- W. B. COKE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- City of Stuart v. GreenSupreme Court of Florida · 1945
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. KaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
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