Legal Opinion
Daisy B. Stone v. Edley Craighill Nicholas Stone and Richard Fielding Stone, III
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 29, 1968No. 12576_1PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge:
This case presents an interesting question concerning the proper coordination of the jurisdictional requirements of the Judicial Code in diversity cases with provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure favoring liberal joinder of claims and parties.
Plaintiff Daisy Stone brought an action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia against her daughter-in-law and grandson, relying upon diversity of citizenship and the requisite amount in controversy as the basis for federal jurisdiction. 1 She is a citizen of California and the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Luther W. Borror, Administrator of the Estate of Bonita Ann Curtician, Deceased v. Sharon Steel Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Lucas v. Seagrave CorporationDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1967
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3Cited by55 opinions
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