Legal Opinion
Usm Corporation v. Gkn Fasteners, Limited
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 12, 1978No. 77-1433PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
In this action, we must first determine whether the shoals of the finality doctrine and the Enelow-Ettelson rule 1 have effec tively scuttled the appeal of USM to this court.
Plaintiff-appellant USM filed suit in Massachusetts Suffolk County Superior Court for breach of contract, tortious interference with a contractual relationship, and tortious conspiracy to induce breach of contract and to defraud USM. Defendant-appellee GKN removed the case to the United States District Court for Massachusetts. See 28 U.S.C. § 1441. GKN moved the district court to stay USM’s action…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. WestoverSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Dorothy Zosky v. Daniel Boyer and Boenning and ScattergoodCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Robert M. Mowbray and Rose A. Mowbray v. Moseley, Hallgarten, Estabrook & Weeden, Inc. And Michael FrenchCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Tejidos De Coamo, Inc., Etc. v. International Ladies' Garment Workers' UnionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
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