Legal Opinion
Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee v. L'Union Atlantique S.A. D'Assurances
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 22, 1983No. 83-5114PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Chief Judge.
Compagnie des Bauxites de Guiñee (CBG) appeals from an order of the district court dismissing its complaint based on diversity jurisdiction against three of its insurers for want of in personam jurisdiction, as time barred, and because its loss was not caused by a fortuitous event. It is not suggested that any law other than that of the forum is controlling, and we will therefore apply the law of Pennsylvania. The Court of Appeals has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
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The parties are not strangers to this court. The events giving rise to this suit and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De GuineeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Angel v. BullingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Brakeman v. Potomac Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Safeguard Mutual Insurance v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee v. L'union Atlantique S.A. D'assurancesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983