Legal Opinion
Ingersoll-Rand Financial Corp. v. Callison
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 15, 1988No. Nos. 87-5660, 88-5023PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we review the district court’s decision to dismiss Ingersoll-Rand Financial Corporation’s diversity action to collect on a promissory note. The action was dismissed in favor of a state court action, in which the federal defendant is the plaintiff, demanding cancellation of the note for violation of state and federal securities laws. We find that forcing the state plaintiff to litigate his securities claims in two forums, albeit as a defense in federal court to liability on the note, would interfere with the congressional mandate that…
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