Diversity Jurisdiction

GASPERINI v. CENTER FOR HUMANITIES, INC., 518 U.S. 415 (1996)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Diversity Jurisdiction, Erie Doctrine, Seventh Amendment

518 U.S. 415 (1996) GASPERINI v. CENTER FOR HUMANITIES, INC. No. 95-719.United States Supreme Court. Argued April 16, 1996.Decided June 24, 1996. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Right to Jury Trial. Diversity case — Application of state damages law.?? New York law controlling excessive […]

ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY v. TOMPKINS, 304 U.S. 64 (1938)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Diversity Jurisdiction, Erie Doctrine

304 U.S. 64 58 S.Ct. 817 82 L.Ed. 1188 ERIE R. CO. v. TOMPKINS.* No. 367. Argued Jan. 31, 1938. Decided April 25, 1938. Counsel: Messrs. Theodore Kiendl, Harold W. Bissell, and William C. Cannon, all of New York City, for petitioner. Messrs. Fred H. Rees, Alexander L. Strouse, and Bernard G. Nemeroff, all of […]

SWIFT v. TYSON, 41 U.S. 1 (1842)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Diversity Jurisdiction, Subject Matter Jurisdiction

41 U.S. 1 16 Pet. 1 10 L.Ed. 865 JOHN SWIFT v. GEORGE W. TYSON. January Term, 1842 [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Swift v. Tyson, 41 U.S. 1 (1842), was a case brought in diversity in the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York on a bill of Exchange accepted in New York in which […]

Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Woods, 480 U.S. 1 (1987)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Diversity Jurisdiction

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STRAWBRIDGE v. CURTISS, 7 U.S. 267 (1806)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Diversity Jurisdiction, Subject Matter Jurisdiction

7 U.S. 267 3 Cranch 267 2 L.Ed. 435 STRAWBRIDGE ET AL. v. CURTISS ET AL. February Term, 1806 APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS Syllabus If there be two or more joint plaintiffs, and two or more joint defendants, each of the plaintiffs must be capable of suing each of […]

Americold Realty Trust v. Conagra Foods, Inc., 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Civil Procedure, Diversity Jurisdiction, Subject Matter Jurisdiction

AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST v. CONAGRA FOODS, INC., ET AL., (2016) United States Supreme Court No. 14-1382 Argued: January 19, 2016????Decided: March 7, 2016 Syllabus Respondents, corporate citizens of Delaware, Nebraska, and Illinois, sued petitioner Americold Realty Trust, a “real estate investment trust” organized under Maryland law, in a Kansas court. Americold removed the suit to […]