Legal Opinion
Newman v. Forward Lands, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 28, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-1157PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DITTER, District Judge.
Plaintiff instituted this suit in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, against two residents of Pennsylvania and six residents of Delaware. Asserting diversity of citizenship, defendants removed to this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441. Plaintiff has now filed a motion to remand on the grounds that the presence of resident defendants made removal improper, but defendants claim that as to the Pennsylvanians, the suit must be deemed a sham since no cause of action was stated against them. For the reasons which follow, the motion to remand…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Wilson v. Republic Iron & Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Wecker v. National Enameling & Stamping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Zubik v. ZubikCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Revere Press, Inc. v. BLUMBERGSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Louis Lobato v. Pay Less Drug Stores, Inc., a Corporation Abe B. Cohen, James L. Grady, Charles Finke, and Burt RosenburgCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Frances T. v. Village Green Owners Assn.California Supreme Court · 1986
- Lewis v. Time Inc.District Court, E.D. California · 1979
- Nobers v. Crucible, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
- Bombardier Corp. v. Penning (In Re Penning)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1982
- Allied Programs Corp. v. Puritan InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
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