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Ccc Information Services, Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation v. American Salvage Pool Association, a Florida Non-Profit Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 22, 2000No. 99-3393, 99-3565PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

We are presented in this case with a purely jurisdictional question regarding member corporations and diversity jurisdiction. The district court found that the members had a direct interest in the litigation and that therefore their citizenship, as the real parties in interest, should control in determining whether complete diversity existed. Because we believe that the corporation itself is the real party in interest, we reverse and remand.

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CCC Information Services, Inc. (“CCC”) contracted with the American Salvage Pool Association (“ASPA”) to share…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Navarro Savings Assn. v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Colleen A. Cote v. Peter J. Wadel and Wadel & Bulger, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  3. William Sapperstein v. Robert Hager and Patricia Hager Doing Business as B & G CycleryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  4. The Northern Trust Company, an Illinois Corporation v. Bunge Corporation, a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  5. F. & H.R. Farman-Farmaian Consulting Engineers Firm and Farough Farman-Farmaian v. Harza Engineering CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  3. William Daniels and Judy Daniels v. The Area Plan Commission of Allen CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  4. Robbin Weaver v. Hollywood Casino-Aurora, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  5. Robert L. Caudle v. American Arbitration AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000

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