Wyoga Gas & Oil Corporation v. Schrack

JOHNSON, District Judge.

The plaintiff, a Delaware corporation, has brought this action against the defendants, former officers and directors of the corporation, alleging various acts of fraud, negligence, and misconduct, and seeking to recover damages for losses suffered because of these acts. Jurisdiction in this court is claimed solely on the basis of diversity of citizenship, and two of the defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that there is no such jurisdiction under the facts alleged in the complaint.

The plaintiff is a citizen of Delaware, and there are twenty-six…