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DONOVAN v. CITY OF DALLAS

No. 264.

377 U.S. 408 (1964)

84 S.Ct. 1579

12 L.Ed.2d 409

DONOVAN ET AL. v. CITY OF DALLAS ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 8, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Donovan argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioners.

H. P. Kucera argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Charles S. Rhyne, Brice W. Rhyne and Alfred J. Tighe, Jr.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question presented here is whether a state court can validly enjoin a person from prosecuting an action in personam in a district or appellate court of the United States which has jurisdiction both of the parties and of the subject matter.

The City of Dallas, Texas, owns Love Field, a municipal airport. In 1961, 46 Dallas citizens who owned or had interests in property near the airport filed...

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