· 1/27/1978
Candida Merino De Walker v. Pueblo International, Inc., and Third-Party v. Angel Negron, Third-Party
Citations
- 569 F.2d 1169
- 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 12854
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the district court’s diversity determination was erroneous because “plaintiff did not establish that [the defendant corporation’s] ‘nerve center’ or any substantial part of its operations was outside Puerto Rico” (emphasis added)
- declining to decide if a plaintiff’s attorney’s affidavit was competent to introduce evidence taken from defendant’s files
- no diversity because plaintiff did not establish company’s “nerve center” or any substantial part of its operations was outside the forum
- discussing factors showing parent and subsidiary are distinct corporate entities
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Judges: Coffin, Campbell, Crary
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