Legal Opinion
Danjaq, S.A. v. Pathe Communications Corporation Mgm-Pathe Communications Co. Tracinda Corporation Kirk Kerkorian Mgm/ua Communications Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 12, 1992No. 91-55878PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves two arcane issues of subject matter jurisdiction that are of first impression in this Circuit. Both issues relate to the determination of a corporation’s principal place.of business for purposes of diversity jurisdiction. The first is whether alien corporations are subject to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c), which states that a corporation is a citizen both of its place of incorporation and the location of its principal place of business. We agree with the district court that an alien corporation, like a domestic corporation, is a citizen of both.
The second…
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