Legal Opinion
Seaboard Finance Company v. Davis
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 17, 1967No. 67 C 885PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILL, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Seaboard Finance Company, brings this action against three defendants to recover damages allegedly resulting from the fraudulent procurement of a loan. Pursuant to Rule 12(b) (1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, defendant, George Davis, has moved to dismiss on the ground of absence of federal jurisdiction over the subject matter. He asserts two grounds in support of his motion: (1) that there is not complete diversity of citizenship between all the opposing parties to the action, and (2) that the Court must apply an Illinois statute which…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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