Legal Opinion
Conagra Foods, Inc. v. Americold Logistics, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 27, 2015No. 13-3277PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Is the citizenship of a trust determined by exclusive reference to the citizenship of its trustees? According to Carden v. Arkoma Associates, 494 U.S. 185, 110 S.Ct. 1015, 108 L.Ed.2d 157 (1990), the answer to this question is “no.” The citizenship of a trust, just like the citizenship of all other artificial entities except corporations, is determined by examining the citizenship “of all the entity’s members.” Id. at 195, 110 S.Ct. 1015. That being the case, the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the suit underlying this appeal. This…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Mullins v. TestAmerica, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Management Nominees, Inc. v. Alderney Investments, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
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