Victor Sabo v. Standard Oil Company of Indiana, a Corporation

DUFFY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, a resident of Illinois, brought this suit against defendant charging unlawful discharge from his employment and claiming a disability pension under the retirement plan of the defendant company.

Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the suit for want of jurisdiction. The motion was supported by an affidavit of the secretary of defendant. The only asserted basis for jurisdiction of the federal court was diversity of citizenship.

Defendant, a large oil company, carries on business activities in fifteen midwestem states. Such activities include production, refining and…