Legal Opinion
Midlantic National Bank v. E.F. Hansen, Jr. G. Eileen Hansen Hansen Bancorp, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 28, 1995No. 93-5120, 93-5160PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LEWIS, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the jurisdictional question of the citizenship of an inactive corporation under the federal diversity statute. We conclude that an inactive corporation is a citizen of the state of its incorporation only. Having so concluded, and thus having determined that the district court had, and we have, jurisdiction, we are also called upon to address the meaning of the term “joint applicant” under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. Because we agree with the district court’s conclusion that one of the defendants, Mrs. Eileen Hansen, was a joint…
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