Olsen v. Jacklowitz, No. 166.

CourtUnited States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)
Writing for the CourtMANTON, L. HAND, and CHASE, Circuit
Citation74 F.2d 718
PartiesOLSEN v. JACKLOWITZ et al.
Docket NumberNo. 166.
Decision Date07 January 1935

74 F.2d 718 (1935)

OLSEN
v.
JACKLOWITZ et al.

No. 166.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

January 7, 1935.


James J. Mahoney, of New York City (James J. Mahoney, George J. Stacy, and Frederick L. Thielmann, all of New York City, of counsel), for appellant Shell Eastern Petroleum Products, Inc.

Richard M. Cantor, of New York City, for appellee.

Before MANTON, L. HAND, and CHASE, Circuit Judges.

CHASE, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, a citizen of New York, brought this suit against Pearl Jacklowitz, also a New York citizen, residing in the Eastern district, and Shell Eastern Petroleum Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation doing business in the same district of New York, to recover for personal injuries received because of the alleged negligence of the defendants when he was struck by an automobile owned by defendant Jacklowitz and operated by her husband on a public highway in Brooklyn, N. Y. It was alleged that the defendant Shell Eastern Petroleum Products, Inc., had negligently parked a truck so as to obstruct traffic in the highway, and that the automobile

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of the defendant Jacklowitz negligently passed the parked truck and hit the plaintiff

At the close of a jury trial a verdict was returned for the plaintiff against Jacklowitz; Shell Eastern Petroleum Products, Inc., being found not liable. On December 7, 1933, the plaintiff had judgment on the verdict against Jacklowitz, and Shell Eastern Petroleum Products, Inc., had judgment to recover its costs. On December 27, 1933, an order to show cause why the judgment against Jacklowitz should not be set aside on the ground of lack of jurisdiction was issued. Eastern Shell Petroleum, Inc., thereupon moved for a severance. After hearing the parties, the motion for severance was denied, judgment against Jacklowitz and in favor of Shell Eastern Petroleum Products, Inc., set aside, and the complaint was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Shell Eastern Petroleum Products, Inc., alone has appealed.

The appellant, being a defendant in an action in tort which has been terminated by a dismissal of the complaint for want of jurisdiction, can take nothing on this appeal unless it appears that the judgment in its favor was less conclusive in its effect than one to which it was entitled, for otherwise none of its legal rights have been invaded.

The suit as brought was not within the jurisdiction of the District Court. The only possible ground of such jurisdiction was diversity of...

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  • Stonybrook Tenants Association, Inc. v. Alpert, Civ. 8604.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. United States District Court (Connecticut)
    • May 31, 1961
    ...Salem Trust Company v. Manufacturers' Finance Company, supra, 264 U.S. at pages 189-190, 44 S.Ct. 266; Olsen v. Jacklowitz, 2 Cir., 1935, 74 F.2d 718, 719. In the Salem Trust Company case, the Supreme Court stated (264 U.S. 182, 189-190, 44 S.Ct. 266, "District Courts have jurisdiction if a......
  • Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Fibreboard Products, No. 32848.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. Northern District of California
    • November 5, 1953
    ...Dollar S. S. Lines, Inc., v. Merz, 9 Cir., 68 F.2d 594; Mathers & Mathers v. Urschel, 10 Cir., 74 F.2d 591; Olsen v. Jacklowitz, 2 Cir., 74 F.2d 718. This court could not then remand the case to the state court, for the statutory right to remand is limited to cases where jurisdiction was ac......
  • Tucker v. New Orleans Laundries, Civ. A. No. 2509.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 5th Circuit. United States District Court (Eastern District of Louisiana)
    • December 27, 1949
    ...Courts, § 59, page 885. 8 Lee v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co., 267 U.S. 542, 45 S.Ct. 385, 69 L.Ed. 782; Olsen v. Jacklowitz et al., 2 Cir., 74 F.2d 718; Meyer v. Kansas City Southern Railroad Co., D.C., 11 F.Supp. 937, affirmed 2 Cir., 84 F.2d 411, certiorari denied 299 U.S. 607, 57 S.Ct. 233, 8......
  • Masterson v. Atherton, Civ. No. 9313
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. United States District Court (Connecticut)
    • July 25, 1963
    ...(Salem Trust Company v. Manufacturers' Finance Company, 264 U.S. 182, 189-190, 44 S.Ct. 266, 68 L.Ed. 628 (1924); Olsen v. Jacklowitz, 74 F.2d 718, 719 (2 Cir. (5) that, in the absence of Frances T. Masterson, the Court can enter a final judgment consistent with equity and good conscience w......
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  • Stonybrook Tenants Association, Inc. v. Alpert, Civ. 8604.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. United States District Court (Connecticut)
    • May 31, 1961
    ...Salem Trust Company v. Manufacturers' Finance Company, supra, 264 U.S. at pages 189-190, 44 S.Ct. 266; Olsen v. Jacklowitz, 2 Cir., 1935, 74 F.2d 718, 719. In the Salem Trust Company case, the Supreme Court stated (264 U.S. 182, 189-190, 44 S.Ct. 266, "District Courts have jurisdiction if a......
  • Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Fibreboard Products, No. 32848.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. Northern District of California
    • November 5, 1953
    ...Dollar S. S. Lines, Inc., v. Merz, 9 Cir., 68 F.2d 594; Mathers & Mathers v. Urschel, 10 Cir., 74 F.2d 591; Olsen v. Jacklowitz, 2 Cir., 74 F.2d 718. This court could not then remand the case to the state court, for the statutory right to remand is limited to cases where jurisdiction was ac......
  • Tucker v. New Orleans Laundries, Civ. A. No. 2509.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 5th Circuit. United States District Court (Eastern District of Louisiana)
    • December 27, 1949
    ...Courts, § 59, page 885. 8 Lee v. Lehigh Valley Coal Co., 267 U.S. 542, 45 S.Ct. 385, 69 L.Ed. 782; Olsen v. Jacklowitz et al., 2 Cir., 74 F.2d 718; Meyer v. Kansas City Southern Railroad Co., D.C., 11 F.Supp. 937, affirmed 2 Cir., 84 F.2d 411, certiorari denied 299 U.S. 607, 57 S.Ct. 233, 8......
  • Masterson v. Atherton, Civ. No. 9313
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. United States District Court (Connecticut)
    • July 25, 1963
    ...(Salem Trust Company v. Manufacturers' Finance Company, 264 U.S. 182, 189-190, 44 S.Ct. 266, 68 L.Ed. 628 (1924); Olsen v. Jacklowitz, 74 F.2d 718, 719 (2 Cir. (5) that, in the absence of Frances T. Masterson, the Court can enter a final judgment consistent with equity and good conscience w......
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