Legal Opinion

National Enterprises, Inc. v. Paul Smith

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 12, 1997No. 96-1247PublishedCited by 124 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to dismiss and its grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff on plaintiffs suit for breach of contract. For the following reasons, we REVERSE the district court’s denial of defendant’s motion to dismiss, VACATE its grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff, and REMAND the case to the district court with instructions to dismiss the suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

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On June 29, 1987, Defendant-Appellant Paul Smith (“Smith”), while a resident of Michigan, entered into an Open End Vessel Lease…

2Cases cited28 opinions

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  2. D'Oench, Duhme & Co. v. Federal Deposit InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. The Ohio National Life Insurance Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  4. Offshore Logistics, Inc. v. TallentireSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Certain Interested Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, England v. James E. Layne Cindy Carol Kilgore, Larry Nig KilgoreCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by124 opinions

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