Legal Opinion
United States v. Zima
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 11, 1985No. 84-1429PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
In early 1981, the United States brought suit in federal court to foreclose a lien on property owned by appellant, Bettie L. Zima, and named as additional defendants other creditors with liens on appellant’s property. The primary lienholder, Hobart Federal Savings and Loan Association, filed a cross-claim against appellant and the other lienholders to establish its priority and to foreclose the mortgage. There was no independent federal jurisdictional basis for the cross-claim because Hobart’s claim did not involve a federal question and no diversity existed among…
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