Legal Opinion
Jones v. American President Lines, Ltd.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 20, 1957No. Civ. 17077PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRAZIL, J. pro tem. *
The appeal is from a judgment entered after a demurrer to the first amended complaint was sustained without leave to amend. The demurrer, filed by the three named defendants jointly, was based upon only one ground, namely: lack of jurisdiction in the state court.
The complaint alleges in two counts an action for damages resulting from a civil conspiracy among the three defendants to deny plaintiff his rights to employment aboard two of the company’s ships. Whatever determination is made as to one count applies to the other for they merely represent different instances in…
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- John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Popcorn Equipment Co. v. PageCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
- Perry v. MeikleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Straughter v. Safety Savings & Loan Assn.California Court of Appeal · 1966
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