Legal Opinion
Cobb v. National Lead Co.
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided February 26, 1963No. LR-62-C-175PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Chief Judge.
This is an equitable action brought by plaintiff, Osro Cobb, as assignee of his father, P. Cobb, against the defendant, National Lead Co., Inc., to secure specific performance of alleged contractual obligations incurred by defendant in 1961. Defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that there is a defect of parties and that venue is improper.
More specifically, defendant contends that P. Cobb is an indispensable party plaintiff; that the action is local in nature, and venue thereof is fixed in the Hot Springs Division of the Western District of Arkansas…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Rosenblum v. DingfelderCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- McCoy v. SilerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Kilbourn v. Western Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by9 opinions
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