Legal Opinion
Kevin Gross, as Receiver for Hougland Barge Line, Inc., a Dissolved Delaware Corporation v. Frances M. Hougland
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 11, 1983No. 81-5818PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff-appellant, Kevin Gross, appeals from an order dismissing his diversity action for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Gross, a resident of Delaware, was appointed receiver for Hougland Barge Line, Inc., a dissolved Delaware corporation and was authorized to prosecute this lawsuit pursuant to Sec. 279 of the Delaware Corporation Code. The complaint alleges that diversity of citizenship exists and, thus, that the district court has jurisdiction based upon 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1332. The district court assumed that it had subject…
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