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· 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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