Legal Opinion
Robert S. Dyer v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 18, 1991No. 90-1078PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
In September 1988, plaintiff Robert S. Dyer filed his first amended complaint against the brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated, and Dr. I. Jerome Regenstrief, a Merrill Lynch associate and an ophthalmologist. This ■ pleading was separated into five counts, the latter four alleging violations of state law.
Count I relied on 28 U.S.C. § 1331 for federal question jurisdiction and § 1332 for diversity jurisdiction. Dyer is an Indiana resident and Merrill Lynch, a Delaware corporation, does business in Indianapolis and Carmel, Indiana. 1 In…
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