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· 8/8/1986

District of Columbia, Ex Rel. American Combustion, Inc. v. Transamerica Insurance Company

Citations

  • 797 F.2d 1041
  • 254 U.S. App. D.C. 374
  • 5 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 887
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 27725

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  • finding no “pecuniary interest” where state government sued but damages were awarded to private individuals
  • “If the amended allegations are not contested, and nothing appears to the appellate court that would bar jurisdiction, jurisdiction is deemed proper, despite the [moving party]’s usual burden of alleging and proving jurisdiction.”
  • “In a properly pleaded diversity action between corporations the plaintiff will not only allege that there is diversity of citizenship, but will also advert to the factors set out by § 1332(c) that establish corporate citizenship.”
  • “In a properly pleaded diversity action between corporations the plaintiff will not only allege that there is diversity of citizenship, but will also advert to the factors set out by § 1332(c) that establish corporate citizenship.”

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Judges: Mikva, Scalia, Buckley

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