Legal Opinion
Leesona Corporation v. Duplan Corporation
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided August 7, 1970No. Civ. A. 4315PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PETTINE, District Judge.
On October 9, 1969, Leesona, a Massachusetts corporation with its principal place of business in Rhode Island, commenced suit in Rhode Island Superior Court against some sixty corporate defendants, seeking declaratory and other equitable relief. It was subsequently removed to this court. Several of the named defendants moved to dismiss on a number of grounds, and on April 21, 1970, this Court rendered an opinion dismissing the suit, because the state court had lacked jurisdiction over the subject matter, and therefore this Court had no derivative jurisdiction upon…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hoffman v. BlaskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co. v. Barnes & Reinecke, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Ex Parte CollettSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by25 opinions
- A. J. Industries, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. United States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Hu v. CrockettDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- Bertozzi v. King Louie International, Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1976
- MOBIL OIL CORPORATION. v. WR Grace & CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1971
- Levinger v. Matthew Stuart & Co., Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1988
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