Legal Opinion
Emil J. Bartholet v. Reishauer A.G. (Zurich) and Reishauer Corporation (Elgin)
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 15, 1992No. 91-2671PublishedCited by 577 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Emil Bartholet’s case summons up a doctrine only a judge could love. Usually the plaintiff is master of his pleadings. The complaint stakes out a claim, and the allegations of the complaint determine whether the claim arises under state or federal law. See Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp., 486 U.S. 800, 108 S.Ct. 2166, 100 L.Ed.2d 811 (1988). If the complaint invokes state law, and the defendant believes that federal law supplies a defense, the court in which the plaintiff files the suit will determine the validity of the defense. When the parties are…
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