Legal Opinion
Cotton v. Otis Elevator Co.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided January 24, 1986No. Civ. A. 3:85-0580PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HADEN, Chief Judge.
Welford and James Cotton, residents of West Virginia, assert breach of contract and tort claims against Otis Elevator Company and Richard Whiston. Otis is a New Jersey corporation with its principal place of business in Connecticut, and Whiston is a resident of Connecticut. Jurisdiction is founded in this Court under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Several motions are pending requiring this Court’s attention prior to the close of discovery and trial of this matter.
The Cottons, until November 19, 1981, were the sole shareholders of the Cotton Elevator Company which was in the…
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