Legal Opinion
Union Planters National Bank of Memphis v. Cbs, Inc., Stax Records, Inc., Alvertis Isbell, A/K/A Al Bell, and James F. Stewart
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1977No. 76-1420PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
This is an interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), involving the removal of a state action to the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(c). Diversity of citizenship exists between the plaintiff, Union Planters National Bank of Memphis, and only one of the defendants, Columbia Broadcasting System. All the defendants other than CBS are citizens of Tennessee.
Union Planters made loans of over $10 million to Stax Records and its affiliates. These loans were secured by the guaranties of Stax and two individuals, Bell…
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