· 5/4/1987
Hugh M. Matchett v. Ruth A. Wold
Citations
- 818 F.2d 574
- 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 5907
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- \The addition to a lawsuit of a purely nominal party-the holder of the stakes of the dispute between the plaintiff and the original defendant--does not affect diversity jurisdiction.\
- “The addition to a lawsuit of a purely nominal party — the holder of the stakes of the dispute between the plaintiff and the original defendant— does not affect diversity jurisdiction.”
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Judges: Bauer, Posner, Easterbrook
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