Legal Opinion
Pemberton v. Colonna
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 23, 1960No. Civ. A. 27243PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELSH, Senior District Judge.
Defendant, Paul Colonna, has moved to dismiss this action on the ground that diversity of citizenship of the parties un der 28 U.S.C.A. § 1382(a) (l) 1 is wanting.
The citizenship of defendant is not in dispute — he is a citizen of Pennsylvania. However, the citizenship of plaintiff, Bertrice Pemberton, is in dispute.
It is the contention of defendant that plaintiff is either a citizen of Pennsylvania or of the United States, and, in either event, the requisite jurisdiction of § 1332(a)(1), that the matter in controversy be between “citizens of different States”, is…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- TEXAS v. FLORIDA Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Messick v. Southern Pennsylvania Bus Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1945
- Blair Holdings Corporation v. RubinsteinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955
- Klausner v. LevyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1949
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Sadat v. MertesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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- Simmons v. RosenbergDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1983
- Suglove v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
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