Legal Opinion
Knee v. Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 21, 1968No. Civ. A. 68-893PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WEINER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a Pennsylvania citizen and resident, has filed suit for personal injuries sustained by the alleged negligence of defendant, Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc., which is a Delaware corporation. Defendant has filed a Motion to Dismiss, claiming that its principal place of business is in Pennsylvania and, therefore, the requisite diversity required by 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332(c) is lacking.
In 1958, Congress added subsection (c) to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332 “for the apparent purpose of somewhat contracting the diversity jurisdiction in cases involving…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McSparran v. WeistCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Page v. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940
- N. L. Wymard and George L. Stark, Receivers of Kemmel & Co., Inc., Debtor v. McCloskey & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Brown v. FennellDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
- Donald W. Eldridge v. Richfield Oil Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by8 opinions
- John William Smith v. Dominick Spina, Individually and as Director of the Police Department of the City of Newark, N. J.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Lurie Company v. Loew's San Francisco Hotel Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 1970
- Gavin v. Read CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- Jones v. United States Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (In Re Jones)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991
- Masterson-Cook v. Criss Bros. Iron Works, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1989
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