Legal Opinion
Carla Blakemore v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 25, 1986No. 85-1988PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The issue before us is whether Carla Blakemore is a citizen of Arkansas for the purpose of invoking diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (1982) in her suit against Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (MoPac), a corporation formed under Delaware law with its principal place of business in Missouri. Blakemore filed a personal injury suit against MoPac in the Eastern District of Arkansas on November 25, 1981, took a voluntary nonsuit, and refiled the action in the same court on April 17, 1984. After both filings, MoPac moved for dismissal of the action for…
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- Irene A. Janzen, Administratrix of the Estate of Waldo R. Janzen, Deceased v. Wilber W. Goos and Ivan GottulaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
- Panalpina Welttransport Gmbh and Sgs Controll Co., M.B.H. v. Geosource, Inc. And Ucamar Shipping Co., (Cayman), Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Shirley M. Russell v. New Amsterdam Casualty Company and Consumers Public Power DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Mary Ann Holmes and Garry Holmes v. John Sopuch and St. John's Mercy Medical Center, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by76 opinions
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- John D. Sheehan, Sr. v. Deil O. GustafsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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- Galva Foundry Company v. Ray F. HeidenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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