Legal Opinion
Joyce v. Seigel
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 8, 1970No. 18357PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FREEDMAN, Circuit Judge.
This case falls within the narrow class in which the question is whether our decision in McSparran v. Weist, 402 F.2d 867 (3 Cir.1968), cert. denied sub. nom. Fritzinger v. Weist, 395 U.S. 903, 89 S. Ct. 1739, 23 L.Ed.2d 217 (1969), barring “manufactured” diversity actions, should be applied retrospectively.
The doctrine of McSparran, in which we overruled and disapproved our previous decisions,1 2has since been adopted in a number of circuits,2 and has its real significance for future cases. We made
it clear that in the gradually shrinking class of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- McSparran v. WeistCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- James L. Lester, Administrator of the Estate of Flossie Mae Garner Brown, Deceased v. Heyward McFaddon and Cameron Lumber CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Corabi v. Auto Racing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- Loretta Dixon Fallat, Guardian of the Estate of Cyril Dixon, a Weak-Minded Person v. John A. GouranCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
- Groh v. BrooksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by6 opinions
- George S. Krasnov v. Brendan DinanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Gavin v. Read CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- George H. Hoffman, Administrator of the Estate of Antoinette D. Drolles, Deceased v. George E. Lenyo, M.DCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Ellen Butler, Guardian of the Estate of Michael J. Ware, a Minor, and James Ware and Glorida Goddard v. Katherine P. ColfeltCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Ruth A. Levenger v. The Lehigh Valley Railroad CoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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