Legal Opinion
La Chemise Lacoste v. Alligator Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 26, 1974No. 74-1493PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
The decisive question posed by this appeal is whether there was proper federal jurisdiction in a declaratory judgment proceeding removed from the Delaware Court of Chancery. The district court refused to remand and proceeded to an adjudication on the merits. Appellants contend here, as they did at the trial level, that because a federal question did not appear in plaintiff’s complaint, the case was improperly removed. We agree with the appellants and will vacate the judgment without comment on the merits.
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