Legal Opinion
Lawson v. Morgan
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 4, 1973No. Civ. A. 72-1121PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WEINER, District Judge.
The present matter is before this Court upon the motion of the defendant, Thomas R. Morgan, to dismiss the complaint of the plaintiff in a wrongful death and survivor’s action. The contention of the defendant is that this Court does not have jurisdiction to hear the matter in light of the doctrine of “manufactured diversity” as enunciated in McSparran v. Weist, 402 F.2d 867 (3d Cir. 1968), cert. denied sub nom., Fritzinger v. Weist, 395 U.S. 903, 89 S.Ct. 1739, 23 L.Ed.2d 217 (1969).
The relevant facts in this case are as follows: the decedent, Peggy Y.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McSparran v. WeistCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Groh v. BrooksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- George H. Hoffman, Administrator of the Estate of Antoinette D. Drolles, Deceased v. George E. Lenyo, M.DCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Renner v. VitcovDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Zellem v. HerringDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1951
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3Cited by3 opinions
- C. G. Bishop, Administrator of the Estate of Arthur Lee Baker, Jr., Deceased v. S. Hendricks, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Trager v. New Rochelle Hospital Medical CenterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- Curzi v. TurioscyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981