Legal Opinion
Self v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1978No. 75-1572PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
This case comes before us on interlocutory appeal from the district court’s denial of a motion to remand the case to state court. We reverse.
Appellant Christine Smith, a citizen of California, was one of several plaintiffs1 who sued General Motors Corporation (GM), a citizen of Michigan and Delaware, and Vern Prior, a citizen of California, in California Superior Court for injuries sustained in an auto accident. Before trial, Smith signed a covenant not to execute judgment against Prior. Upon learning of the covenant, GM attempted to remove the case to federal district…
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