Legal Opinion
Charles Powers, Marguerite Powers v. The Southland Corporation T/a 7-Eleven Robert Yeager
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 24, 1993No. 92-1562PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This seemingly routine slip and fall case presents a difficult and somewhat novel question of appellate jurisdiction. Plaintiff Charles Powers, who sustained personal injuries in a 7-Eleven store, brought suit with his wife Marguerite Powers in state court against The Southland Corporation, which owns the 7-Eleven name and both operates and franchises 7-Eleven stores. Southland removed the action to federal court. South-land and its franchisee, Robert Yeager, appeal from an order of the district court granting the motion of plaintiffs for leave to…
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