Legal Opinion
Fifty Associates, a Massachusetts Corporation v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1970No. 23936PublishedCited by 254 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYRNE, District Judge.
This case presents an excellent example of the problems confronting a pleader in a federal court of limited jurisdiction, who is accustomed to preparing pleadings in a state court of general jurisdiction.
Appellant Fifty Associates and its lessee of Arizona real estate, Mayer-Central Building Company, executed a mortgage on certain property in Phoenix, to Prudential Insurance Company of America. After Mayer defaulted in making payments due to Prudential, the ap-pellee filed a foreclosure action in federal court. Jurisdiction purportedly was based on the diversity of…
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