Legal Opinion
Decker Coal Company v. Commonwealth Edison Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1986No. 84-4035PublishedCited by 591 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge:
In early 1984, Decker Coal Company filed suit against Commonwealth Edison Company in the United States District Court for Montana alleging breach of contract. In the course of that action, the district court enjoined the prosecution of a substantially similar action Edison had filed in Illinois shortly after Decker filed its action in Montana. Edison appeals the injunction and also appeals the district court’s denial of Edison’s motion to dismiss Decker’s complaint for lack of capacity to sue, lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue, or in the alternative, to…
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