B., INC. v. MILLER BREWING CO.

No. 80-1871.

663 F.2d 545 (1981)

B., INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MILLER BREWING COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

December 10, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seay, Gwinn, Crawford, Mebus & Blakeney, Durwood D. Crawford, Steven E. Clark, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Shank, Irwin, Conant, Williamson & Grevelle, Cecil W. Casterline, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.


GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

In this case we are confronted with a question of forum rather than substance. We are called upon to review the standards and procedures which are to be applied where it has been alleged that the plaintiff in a civil action has "fraudulently joined" a defendant for the sole purpose of defeating the federal court's diversity jurisdiction.

This is hardly a matter of first impression. Nevertheless, we shall take this opportunity to reaffirm...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases