Legal Opinion
Green v. Lake of the Woods County
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided February 16, 1993No. 3:92-cv-00501PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ROSENBAUM, District Judge.
A tragic motor vehicle accident, resulting in the death of a minor child, has given rise to a question of federal jurisdiction. The child lived and died in Minnesota. Al of the defendants are citizens of Minnesota. Plaintiff, the child’s father, is a citizen of Illinois who has been appointed trustee for the heirs of his son. The question presented is whether the father’s Illinois citizenship provides diversity jurisdiction in this Court.
The defendants move to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, pursuant Rule 12(b)(1), Federal Rules of Civil…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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