Legal Opinion
Chick Kam Choo v. Exxon Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1985No. 84-2351PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question whether diversity jurisdiction may be invoked in a suit between individual alien plaintiffs and an alien corporation with its principal place of business in a state different from that of the forum state. The district court assumed jurisdiction of the case under the diversity of citizenship provision of 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(2). Because the district court was without jurisdiction, we vacate the court’s judgment. Diversity jurisdiction may not be invoked pursuant to section 1332(a)(2) in a suit between individual aliens and an alien…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strawbridge v. CurtissSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
- Lucas Goar v. Compania Peruana De VaporesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Chick Kam Choo v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Ed and Fred, Inc. v. Puritan Marine Insurance Underwriters Corp., Mid Atlantic Insurance Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Andy Jerguson, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarily Situated v. Blue Dot Investment, Inc., a Panamanian CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Chick Kam Choo v. Exxon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Holmes CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Vantage Drilling Company v. Hsin-Chi SuCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
- Manjit Singh, as Administrator of the Estate of Ram P. Singh, Deceased v. Daimler-Benz Ag Mercedes-Benz of North America, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Torres Ex Rel. Mamani v. Southern Peru Copper Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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