Legal Opinion
Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Lake Shore Land Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 7, 1979No. 79-1184PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity action, the plaintiff asked for a declaratory judgment establishing its right under an option agreement to compel the defendant’s conveyance of certain realty. Asserting that its answer presented legal issues, the defendant demanded a jury trial, but the district court determined that the suit was the counterpart of an equitable action for specific performance and struck the request for a jury. The court also concluded that a third party to whom the plaintiff in turn had granted a separate option to purchase was not an indispensable…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Simler v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by109 opinions
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- Laskaris v. ThornburghCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- James Adams v. Johns-Manville Corporation, and Raymark Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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