Legal Opinion
Seideman v. Hamilton
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 2, 1959No. Civ. A. 20589PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARY, District Judge.
The Court has for consideration defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of diversity jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332 (a) (1).
Plaintiff, a citizen of Pennsylvania, was injured while driving an automobile which collided with a car driven by the defendant. In this action, based on diversity, plaintiff contends that the defendant was a citizen of the State of Delaware at the time suit was instituted. Both in her answer and by virtue of this motion, defendant has contraverted this assertion and has pleaded instead Pennsylvania citizenship. Upon order of the Court a hearing…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Williamson v. OsentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by7 opinions
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