Sittner v. City of Seattle

Sittner, doing business as Sittner's Auto Wrecking v. City of Seattle

Sittner v. City of Seattle, 377 U.S. 906 (1964)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: April 20, 1964
Docket: No. 881
Citations: 377 U.S. 90684 S. Ct. 116612 L. Ed. 2d 1771964 U.S. LEXIS 1444

Cited by 65 4 descriptions by later courts

Opinion of the Court

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Supreme Court of Washington. Certiorari denied.

How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 4 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

(American domiciled abroad not a state citizen for purposes of § 1332(a)(1))

Liakakos v. Cigna Corp., 704 F. Supp. 583 (E.D. Pa. 1988)
(plaintiff not barred from relief by claimed violations of anti-trust laws)

Clairol Inc. v. Gillette Co., 270 F. Supp. 371 (E.D.N.Y. 1967)
(copyright on aerosol wax product label held valid)

FMC Corp. v. Control Solutions, Inc., 369 F. Supp. 2d 539 (E.D. Pa. 2005)
(“Promise” infringed “Pledge” — label imitated)

Playboy Enters. v. Chuckleberry Publ'g, Inc., 486 F. Supp. 414 (S.D.N.Y. 1980)

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Blazon, Inc. v. DeLuxe Game Corp.268 F. Supp. 416 (S.D.N.Y. 1965)
Samuel Meyers, as President of Local 259, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers v. Parex, Inc.689 F.2d 17 (2d Cir. 1982)
Sadat v. Mertes615 F.2d 1176 (7th Cir. 1980)
United States v. Robert Craig, Frank P573 F.2d 455 (7th Cir. 1978)
American Home Products Corporation and Boyle-Midway, Inc. v. Johnson Chemical Co., Inc.589 F.2d 103 (2d Cir. 1978)
Maier Brewing Co. v. Fleischmann Distilling Corp.390 F.2d 117 (9th Cir. 1968)

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FMC Corp. v. Control Solutions, Inc.369 F. Supp. 2d 539 (E.D. Pa. 2005)
Adidas-Salomon AG v. Target Corp.228 F. Supp. 2d 1192 (D. Or. 2002)
Walker Manufacturing, Inc. v. Hoffmann, Inc.220 F. Supp. 2d 1024 (N.D. Iowa 2002)
NBBJ East Ltd. Partnership v. NBBJ Training Academy, Inc.201 F. Supp. 2d 800 (S.D. Ohio 2001)
Montgomery County Ass'n of Realtors, Inc. v. Realty Photo Master Corp.878 F. Supp. 804 (D. Maryland 1995)
Parfums Givenchy, Inc. v. C & C Beauty Sales, Inc.832 F. Supp. 1378 (C.D. Cal. 1993)

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