Legal Opinion
Ankenbrandt Ex Rel. L. R. v. Richards
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 15, 1992No. 91-367PublishedCited by 1,287 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
This case presents the issue whether the federal courts have jurisdiction or should abstain in a case involving alleged torts committed by the former husband of petitioner and his female companion against petitioner’s children, when the sole basis for federal jurisdiction is the diversity-of-citizenship provision of 28 U. S. C. § 1332.
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Petitioner Carol Ankenbrandt, a citizen of Missouri, brought this lawsuit on September 26, 1989, on behalf of her daughters L. R. and S. R. against respondents Jon A. Richards and Debra Kesler, citizens of Louisiana, in the United States District Court for the…
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