Legal Opinion
Hakkila v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 27, 1990No. 89 Civ. 5736 (MGC)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CEDARBAUM, District Judge.
Ida Hakkila sues Consolidated Edison of New York (“Con Edison”) for damages for an alleged injury from an electrical shock that she received from a subway grating.
At a pre-trial conference on March 21, 1990, counsel for Con Edison requested an order dismissing this action on the ground that there is no diversity of citizenship between Hakkila and Con Edison and thus no jurisdiction in this court. At my direction, both parties addressed the diversity issue by letter.
There is no dispute that Con Edison, a corporation having its principal place of…
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