Legal Opinion
Rex Stockman v. Eugene Lacroix, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 7, 1986No. 85-2664PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
With depressing frequency lawyers and judges overlook questions of subject matter jurisdiction. Sometimes this produces a struggle to find jurisdiction that could have been established with the stroke of a pen. E.g., Goldstick v. ICM Realty, 788 F.2d 456, 458 (7th Cir.1986); Buethe v. Britt Airlines, Inc., 787 F.2d 1194 (7th Cir.1986). Sometimes the inattention leads to calamity. See, e.g., Kanzelberger v. Kanzelberger, 782 F.2d 774 (7th Cir.1986), dismissing a case for want of complete diversity although it had been tried to conclusion. In this case the pleadings…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bender v. Williamsport Area School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- James C. Kanzelberger and Contemporary, Inc., Cross v. Warren F. Kanzelberger and Geraldine G. Kanzelberger, Cross-Appellees, and William J. DeauCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Goldstick v. ICM RealtyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Ribhi Othman and Yusif H. Mashni, Individually, and Doing Business as E-Z Market, a Partnership v. Globe Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Dickirson v. the Pacific Mutual Life Ins. Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1925
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Market Street Associates Limited Partnership and William Orenstein v. Dale FreyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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- Gale PRIZEVOITS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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