Legal Opinion
Chase v. North American Systems, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 30, 1981No. Civ. A. 81-176 ERIEPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEBER, Chief Judge.
This diversity case presents a number of interesting questions regarding the scope of federal removal jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(c). In this case the resolution of these questions is complicated by several unique features of Pennsylvania state practice that have no counterpart in the federal system.
This action was originally brought in the Court of Common Pleas of Warren County, Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs, a husband and wife, are residents of Pennsylvania. The defendant, North American Systems, Inc., is an Ohio corporation which manufactures “Mr. Coffee”…
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