Legal Opinion
Julie M. Steinlage, Trustee for the Heirs of Dolores May Smith v. Mayo Clinic Rochester, a Minnesota Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 30, 2006No. 05-2320PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Dolores May Smith, a citizen of Minnesota, died after doctors who worked for the defendant allegedly failed to properly diagnose her illness. Ms. Smith’s daughter, Julie Steinlage, brought this wrongful death action as a court-appointed wrongful death trustee under Minn.Stat. Ann. § 573.02. Ms. Steinlage is a citizen of Nevada. During trial, the defendant moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, arguing that 28 U.S.C. § 1332(c)(2) required the court to impute the decedent’s Minnesota citizenship to Ms. Steinlage for diversity purposes. The district court found that §…
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