Legal Opinion
Diversacon Industries, Inc. v. National Bank of Commerce of Mississippi
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 3, 1980No. 78-3420PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
A Florida corporation, Diversacon Industries, Inc., (Diversacon) commenced a diversity action in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, seeking to recover a construction contract debt from the surety, National Bank of Commerce of Mississippi (Bank). The District Court granted the Bank’s motion for dismissal on the grounds that Diversacon had engaged in intrastate commerce without qualifying to do so as required by Mississippi law, and thus, was precluded from maintaining an action in any Mississippi State or Federal Court. We find the…
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