Legal Opinion
America's Best Inns, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Best Inns of Abilene, L.P., Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 17, 1992No. 92-1046, 92-1130PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Per curiam
Best Inns of Abilene, L.P., is the defendant in this suit, brought under the diversity jurisdiction. A limited partnership is a citizen of every state of which any partner, general or limited, is a citizen. Carden v. Arkoma Associates, 494 U.S. 185, 110 S.Ct. 1015, 108 L.Ed.2d 157 (1990). Yet the complaint identified defendant as “a Kansas limited partnership”, without elaboration. The answer to the complaint did not catch the problem; neither did the magistrate judge, who conducted a trial and entered judgment on the merits.
Circuit Rule 28(b)(1), which is designed to focus the attention of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Navarro Savings Assn. v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Gilbert v. DavidSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Robertson v. CeaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Steigleder v. McQuestenSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
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