Legal Opinion
Jason's Foods, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Peter Eckrich & Sons, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 1985No. 84-2225PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Jason’s Foods, Inc. brought suit against Peter Eckrich & Sons, Inc. for breach of contract, basing federal jurisdiction on diversity of citizenship. The district judge granted summary judgment for Eckrich and dismissed the case, and Jason’s has appealed. Although no party has contested jurisdiction, we have an independent obligation to satisfy ourselves that this case really is within the jurisdiction of the federal courts; and this turns out to be unclear, and requires a limited remand to the district court.
The complaint alleges that “Plaintiff, Jason’s Foods, Inc., is…
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