Legal Opinion

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

Decided June 28, 1985No. 84-2337PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Panalpina Welttransport GmBh and SGS Controll Co., m.b.H. appeal the dismissal of their complaint against Geosource, Inc. and Ucamar Shipping and Transportation Co. (Cayman), Ltd. for failure of jurisdiction. Finding a lack of complete diversity, we affirm.

Facts

Panalpina and SGS are West German corporations with their principal place of business in West Germany. They sued Geosource and Ucamar in the southern district of Texas invoking diversity of citizenship jurisdiction. Geosource is a Texas corporation with its principal place of business in Houston. Ucamar is a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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  3. Steamship Co. v. TugmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  4. Ed Freeman and Wife Sharon Freeman, Cross-Appellants v. Northwest Acceptance Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by49 opinions

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