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Civil Procedure 2021
Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co. [OPTIONAL]
tl;dr - Declaratory judgment cases cannot be used as a means into federal court. Courts will consider the non-declaratory judgment case one would bring, and whether there is a federal question in that case that would appear in a well-pleaded complaint. If not, the court cannot consider the case.
Supreme Court of the United States
339 U.S. 667, 94 L. Ed. 2d 1194, 70 S. Ct. 876, SCDB 1949-088, 1950 U.S. LEXIS 1813
No. 221
1950-06-05
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