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· 6/3/1987

J.A. Olson Company v. City of Winona, Mississippi

Citations

  • 818 F.2d 401
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 7105
  • 55 U.S.L.W. 2694

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • discussing the importance of these factors in determining where a corporation’s nerve center is located
  • “[A] corporation’s nerve center does not have to be located within the corporate shell, but can be found wherever the nerve center exists.”
  • “the principal place of business of a corporation with significant administrative authority and activity in one state and lesser executive offices but principal operations in another state is generally the district of the former.”
  • “New York, the location of the corporation’s offices, was therefore not only its nerve center but also the location of its primary activity, that is, the management of its [real estate investment] assets [located in other states].”
  • “... every corporation has one and only one principal place of business.”

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Judges: Williams, Jolly, Davis

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