Legal Opinion
Detres v. Lions Building Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 13, 1956No. 11686PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAIM, Circuit Judge.
This case presents for review a decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, which held that it did not have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332 of an action for damages based on a statute of the State of Illinois which the plaintiffs, citizens of Puerto Rico, filed against the defendants who are citizens of Illinois.
The applicable part of the diversity statute, as amended in 1948, provides as follows:
“(a) The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions where the matter in contro*597versy…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Indianapolis v. Chase Nat. BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- City of Indianapolis v. Chase National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- National Mutual Insurance v. Tidewater Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Hepburn & Dundas v. EllzeySupreme Court of the United States · 1805
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Americana of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Samuel R. Kaplus and J. Kaplus & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Caribtow Corporation v. Occupational Safety and Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Americana of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. KaplusDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1965
- Medina Detres v. Lions Building CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- Peter Bormuth v. County of JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2017
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