Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company v. Pargas, Inc. v. Union Tank Car Co., Third Party

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• holding that “a complaint properly asserting diversity jurisdiction must state both the state of incorporation and the principal place of business of each corporate party.”
• “[T]he basis upon which jurisdiction depends must be alleged affirmatively and distinctly and cannot be established argumentatively or by mere inference (citations omitted)
• the basis upon which jurisdiction depends must be alleged affirmatively and distinctly and cannot be established argumentatively or by mere inference
• “Jurisdiction is not conferred by the stroke of a lawyer’s pen. When challenged, it must be adequately founded in fact.”

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