Legal Opinion
Shelton v. Exxon Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 27, 1988No. Nos. 87-6021, 87-6049PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Exxon Corporation challenges the dismissal of a lawsuit between Exxon as defendant and Robert Shelton and King Ranch as plaintiffs. The case was dismissed by the district court for lack of diversity jurisdiction when the district court realigned King Ranch as a third-party defendant in the suit. Because we find that King Ranch is not an indispensable party to the suit, we reverse the district court’s decision and remand it for further proceedings.
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This case, involving underpayment of royalties, is made far more complicated by the confusion of who is on…
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- Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Lehman Brothers v. ScheinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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