Legal Opinion

In Re Iowa Manufacturing Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 31, 1984No. 84-2068PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Per curiam

Iowa Manufacturing Company (IMC) seeks a writ of mandamus from this Court compelling the district court 1 to rescind its order of remand and accept jurisdiction of the case for trial on its merits. We decline to issue the writ and affirm the order of remand to the state court.

Jack Gault, an Arkansan, brought a personal injury suit in Arkansas state court, suing Don Tidwell (an Arkansan) and two non-residents, IMC and Wenzel Machinery Rental and Sales. Tidwell successfully moved for summary judgment, which created complete diversity between plaintiffs and defendants. As a result, the remaining…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Thermtron Products, Inc. v. HermansdorferSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Powers v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
  3. Gravitt v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Luther Weems v. Louis Dreyfus CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  5. James Debry, Robert J. Debry and Lynn M. Hilton v. Transamerica CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Gus Poulos and A.G.P. Marketing v. Naas Foods, Incorporated and Ranks, Hovis, McDougall Plc Group (Rhm Holdings U.S.A. Incorporated)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  2. Knudson v. Systems Painters, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  3. Graff v. Qwest Communications Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1999
  4. Vogel v. Merck & Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 2007
  5. Fenner v. WyethDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2012

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