Legal Opinion
Coogan v. DeBoer Properties Corp.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 6, 1973No. Civ. A. 72-H-1276PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER:
SEALS, District Judge.
The Plaintiffs filed this suit to collect on a promissory note against three De fendants in state court. Defendant Property Capital Trust, a Massachusetts business trust, removed the action to this court under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a), since it could have been brought originally in federal court the other Defendants being citizens of Kansas (DeBoer Properties Corporation and Raymond G. Montgomery). See 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
Unfortunately, not all the Defendants joined in the petition. Where a joint cause of action is alleged all defendants who are not “nominal…
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- P. P. Farmers' Elevator Company, a Corporation v. Farmers Elevator Mutual Insurance Co., and New Amsterdam Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- J. D. Bradley v. Maryland Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Edwards v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Perrin v. WalkerDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1974
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- Scott v. Communications Services, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1991
- Melia v. Les Grands Chais de FranceDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1991
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