Legal Opinion
Bonar, Inc. v. Schottland
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 14, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-4806, 85-4642 and 85-4843PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BECHTLE, District Judge.
On February 5, 1986, this court, following full briefing and hearing, dismissed the above three consolidated actions for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Jurisdiction in all three cases was premised upon diversity of citizenship pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The following represents the court’s reasoning for so ordering.
In the lead case (C.A. No. 85-4843), plaintiffs, Stanley A. Schottland, Steven B. Schottland, Peter B. Schottland and Charles B. Schottland (“the Schottlands”), ask the court to declare that plaintiffs have an enforceable agreement…
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