Legal Opinion
J.A. Olson Company v. City of Winona, Mississippi
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1987No. 86-4408PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
In this case we address the question whether the principal place of business of a corporation that has its executive offices in Chicago and its sole manufacturing plant in Mississippi is an Illinois or Mississippi entity for purposes of diversity jurisdiction.
J.A. Olson Company (Olson), is an Illinois corporation with its sole manufacturing plant in Winona, Mississippi. It brought suit in federal court against the City of Winona (Winona), an incorporated municipality of Mississippi, basing jurisdiction on diversity of citizenship. After appropriate discovery,…
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