Legal Opinion

Westinghouse Credit Corporation v. Joe R. Shelton, Sr., an Individual

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 9, 1981No. 79-1116PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity suit applying Oklahoma law, defendant Joe Shelton appeals a summary judgment entered against him because of his default in payments on a retail installment contract for the sale of a mobile home. Plaintiff Westinghouse Credit Corporation became a creditor upon assignment of the contract from Shelton’s seller. Westinghouse is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Pennsylvania. Shelton is a citizen of Oklahoma. Op summary judgment, the district court held that diversity jurisdiction had not been collusively created and that…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Kramer v. Caribbean Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Romero v. Union Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
  4. T. O. Bradbury and N. B. Burt v. Frank DennisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
  5. Smith v. GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION OF GEORGIASupreme Court of Georgia · 1979

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3Cited by42 opinions

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