Legal Opinion
Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. City of Sheboygan Falls
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 19, 1983No. 82-2982PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
For a case to be within the diversity jurisdiction of the federal courts, diversity of citizenship must be “complete,” meaning that no plaintiff may be a citizen of the same state as any defendant. Straw-bridge v. Curtiss, 7 U.S. (3 Cranch) 267, 2 L.Ed. 435 (1806). The formal designation of a party in the complaint as plaintiff or defendant is not controlling; “the court will look beyond the pleadings, and arrange the parties according to their sides in the dispute.” City of Dawson v. Columbia Avenue Saving Fund, Safe Deposit, Title, & Trust Co., 197 U.S. 178, 180, 25…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. KrogerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Strawbridge v. CurtissSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
- Indianapolis v. Chase Nat. BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- City of Indianapolis v. Chase National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Bank of the United States v. DeveauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1809
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Tatum C. Singletary v. Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Tammy Howell, a Minor, by Her Guardian Ad Litem, Charles Goerdt v. Tribune Entertainment Company and Abc Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Tommy Duane Thomas, Jr. And Marilyn Kay Terrell, His Parent and Guardian, and United States of America v. Gerald Shelton and Barbara SheltonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. W.R. Grace & Co. And Grace Petroleum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Allendale Mutual Insurance Company v. Bull Data Systems, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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