Legal Opinion
General Electric Credit Corporation v. T. R. Grubbs, D/B/A T. R. Grubbs Tire & Appliance
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1971No. 29961PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge.
A funny thing happened to this case on its way to trial. Through a series of errors all parties ended up in the wrong forum. Finding a complete absence of federal jurisdiction, we remand the ease to the district court for remand to the state court from whence it was removed.
Plaintiff General Electric Credit Corporation instituted this suit in a Texas state court, seeking judgment on a promissory note against defendant T. R. Grubbs. Grubbs by various pleadings asserted a cross-action against General Electric Credit Corporation, and im-pleaded General Electric Company as…
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- Bierman v. MarcusCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
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