Legal Opinion
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. v. K N Energy, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 19, 1991No. 90-655PublishedCited by 508 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioners seek review of a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, holding that a Fed eral District Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain their diversity action because they added a nondiverse party after filing their complaint. We grant certiorari and reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.
Petitioners, McMoRan Oil and Gas Company (McMoRan) and its parent company, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (Freeport), sued respondent K N Energy, Inc. (K N) for breach of contract in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Petitioners claimed that…
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