Marvine Markham v. City of Newport News, a Municipal Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · Decided 1961-06-19

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HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge. Whether a state may prevent resort to the federal diversity jurisdiction for enforcement of a right created by the state is the question. The District Court held that it could. 1 We disagree. The plaintiff, a citizen of Ca…

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