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DiStefano v. Lehigh Valley Railroad

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided September 30, 1966No. Civ. A. No. 39718PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JOHN MORGAN DAVIS, District Judge.

We have before us the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground that this court has no jurisdiction over the subject matter due to lack of diversity of citizenship.

Mark A. Hanichak, a minor and a citizen of Pennsylvania, suffered injuries on May 24, 1964 allegedly as a result of the negligence of the defendant railroad, also a citizen of Pennsylvania. About a year and a half later, his parents petitioned the Orphans’ Court of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania to appoint Laurence J. DiStef ano, a citizen of New Jersey, as his guardian.

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. ElbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. New Orleans v. Gaines's AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. Mexican Central Railway Co. v. EckmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  4. Corabi v. Auto Racing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
  5. Loretta Dixon Fallat, Guardian of the Estate of Cyril Dixon, a Weak-Minded Person v. John A. GouranCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. McSparran v. WeistCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
  2. In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Saigon, Etc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1979
  3. Fahrner v. GentzschDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Obney v. SchmalzreidDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. McSPARRAN v. WEISTCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968

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