Legal Opinion
Norman Rosser, as of the Estate of Evelyn Rosser, and Norman Rosser, Individually v. Chrysler Corporation, Acco Babcock, Inc., and John Koepele
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 20, 1989No. 87-2165PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Based on diversity of citizenship, Norman Rosser brought an action against Chrysler Corporation, Acco Babcock, Inc., and John Koepele in federal court. Rosser later filed a separate suit in Illinois state court involving different defendants. Although Rosser did not include Chrysler, Babcock or Koepele in the Illinois proceeding, the state court defendants brought Chrysler and Babcock into that litigation as third-party defendants. Counsel for these parties indicated at oral argument that they were now primary defendants in that action.
On the basis of abstention, one of…
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