Legal Opinion
Groh v. Brooks
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 14, 1970No. 17944PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order dismissing a survival and wrongful death diversity action on the ground that diversity had been “manufactured” contrary to the rule of McSparran v. Weist, 402 F.2d 867 (3d Cir. 1968), cert. denied sub nom. Fritzinger v. Weist, 395 U.S. 903, 89 S.Ct. 1739, 23 L.Ed.2d 217 (1969).1
Plaintiff-appellant, a resident of Ohio, is the administrator of the estate of his grandnephew who was a citizen of Pennsylvania. Defendant-appellee Brooks is a citizen of Pennsylvania, and defendant-appellee Pennsylvania Electric Company is a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McSparran v. WeistCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Zarlinsky v. LaudenslagerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Dominic A. Esposito, Guardian of the Estate of David J. McClintock Jr., a Minor v. Ralph Emery and Cecil SpencerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Dougherty v. ObergDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1969
- Stahl v. HilderhoffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Mortensen v. First Federal Savings And Loan AssociationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Eugene Tanzymore v. Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Bethlehem Steel Corporation v. Young-Posen, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Local 336, American Federation of Musicians, Afl-Cio, and Diane Martin v. Augustus Bonatz, T/a Aiebon InnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Holman v. Carpenter Technology Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Joseph E. Bass, Administrator of the Estate of John William Morris, Deceased v. Texas Power & Light CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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