Legal Opinion
Mrs. Nancy K. Steele v. G. D. Searle & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1973No. 73-1308PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
The debate over the wisdom of the constitutional grant of diversity jurisdiction has much currency, as well as many argumentative antecedents. The reaches and restrictions of the grant are and have been constantly before committees, commissions, and the Congress. While reports, debates, and perhaps legislation géstate, we are forced to decide today a diversity case with many state and federal implications. We cannot wait for tomorrow’s panacea; we cannot delay our decision. This action was originally filed in 1970 in the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of…
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- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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