Legal Opinion
Danos v. Waterford Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 2, 1965No. 21371PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREWSTER, District Judge.
The appellant based his claim of jurisdiction in this action to recover ownership and possession of certain land in Louisiana upon the diversity statute. He alleged that the amount in controversy exceeded the statutory minimum, that he was a citizen of Louisiana, and that the three defendants were corporations incorporated and domiciled in states other than Louisiana.
The only question necessary to decide, under the disposition made of this appeal, is whether the trial court correctly granted the motions of the defendants and dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Scot Typewriter Co. v. Underwood Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Anniston Soil Pipe Co. v. Central Foundry Co.District Court, N.D. Alabama · 1963
- Anniston Soil Pipe Company v. Central Foundry Company, Huey White v. Central Foundry Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- United States v. TholenDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1960
- Hodges v. GEORGIA KAOLIN COMPANYDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1962
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3Cited by5 opinions
- J.A. Olson Company v. City of Winona, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Village Fair Shopping Center Co. v. Sam Broadhead TrustCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Exxon Corp. v. DUVAL COUNTY RANCH COMPANYDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1975
- Danos v. Waterford Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Village Fair Shopping Center Company, a Partnership, Cross-Appellee v. The Sam Broadhead Trust, Cross-Appellants v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Company, Intervenor-Third Party Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979