Legal Opinion
The Branson Label, Inc. v. City of Branson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 17, 2015No. 14-3051PublishedCited by 224 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
The Branson Label, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Florida Branson Label”), appeals the district court’s 1 dismissal of its suit. The district court found that Florida Branson Label collusively manufactured subject-matter jurisdiction in. violation of 28 U.S.C. § 1359. Florida Branson Label argues that the district court erred by adopting the wrong legal test for determining collusion. Further, it argues that the corporate acts leading up, to the commencement of this action were not done to manufacture diversity but were motivated by legitimate business purposes. We affirm.
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