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ELDRIDGE v. RICHFIELD OIL CORPORATION

No. 20673.

364 F.2d 909 (1966)

Donald W. ELDRIDGE, Appellant, v. RICHFIELD OIL CORPORATION, a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

August 9, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gallagher & Tanner, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Veatch, Thomas, Carlson & Dorsey, Henry F. Walker, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before HAMLEY and JERTBERG, Circuit Judges, and GOODWIN, District Judge.

GOODWIN, District Judge:

In 1958, Congress amended 28 U.S.C. § 1332 by adding Section (c):

"For the purposes of this section and section 1441 of this title, a corporation shall be deemed a citizen of any State by which it has been incorporated and of the State where it has its principal place of business: * * *."

Appellant's counsel, unaware of the amendment, sought to invoke jurisdiction of the Federal District Court on the ground that diversity...

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