Legal Opinion
Riverside Memorial Mausoleum, Inc. v. Umet Trust
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 11, 1977No. Civ. A. 75-1079PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Chief Judge.
In our order and opinion of February 27, 1976, we entered summary judgment for defendants on the ground of res judicata. The Third Circuit vacated that judgment, holding that we failed to determine whether diversity jurisdiction exists. Riverside Memorial Mausoleum, Inc. v. Umet Trust, 549 F.2d 796 (3d Cir. 1977).
The issue before us now is whether a real estate investment trust (REIT) should be treated as a corporation, a trust or an unincorporated association in determining its citizenship for diversity purposes. The handful of district courts which…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strawbridge v. CurtissSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
- Morrissey v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- United Steelworkers of America v. R. H. Bouligny, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Bullard v. City of CiscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Jett v. Phillips & AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Emerald Investors Trust v. Gaunt Parsippany PartnersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- Riverside Memorial Mausoleum, Inc. v. UMET TrustDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Independence Mortgage Trust v. WhiteDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1978
- Belle View Apartments v. Realty Refund TrustCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- National City Bank v. Fidelco Growth InvestorsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
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