Legal Opinion
Lang v. Elm City Construction Company
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided May 14, 1963No. Civ. 9024PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, District Judge.
Plaintiff’s motion, pursuant to Rule 12(f), Fed.R.Civ.P., 1 to strike the first defense of defendant Elm City Construction Company, raises questions with respect to the Court’s jurisdiction over the subject matter of this wrongful death action in view of the appointment of plaintiff as foreign administrator expressly for the purpose of creating diversity of citizenship.
Plaintiff’s motion is granted; partial summary judgment may enter in favor of plaintiff on the first defense of defendant Elm City Construction Company.
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3Cited by16 opinions
- McSparran v. WeistCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Arthur L. Lang, Administrator of the Estate of Richard Klinkhammer v. The Elm City Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- United States v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
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