Legal Opinion
Lincoln First Bank, N. A. v. District Court In & For the City & County of Denver
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided May 18, 1981No. 80SA346PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVIRA, Justice.
We issued a rule pursuant to C.A.R. 21 to determine whether the district court was proceeding without or in excess of its jurisdiction by its refusal to order the dismissal of the petitioner, Lincoln First Bank (Lincoln), as a defendant to a third-party complaint filed by George Merchant, the third-party plaintiff. Lincoln alleged in its petition that the district court had failed to give effect to the mandatory and exclusive venue provision of the National Bank Act, Rev.Stat. § 5198, 12 U.S.C. § 94. This section provides that
“[a]ctions and proceedings against any [national…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- First Nat. Bank of Charlotte v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Michigan National Bank v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- National Bank of North America v. Associates of Obstetrics & Female Surgery, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jameson v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1946
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3Cited by3 opinions
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