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ELSTON INV., LTD. v. DAVID ALTMAN LEASING CORP.

No. 83-1168.

731 F.2d 436 (1984)

ELSTON INVESTMENT, LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DAVID ALTMAN LEASING CORPORATION and ThermaSol, Ltd., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 9, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malachy J. Coghlan, Malachy J. Coghlan & Assoc., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas B. Meyer, Acton, Acton, Meyer & Smith, Danville, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before ESCHBACH and COFFEY, Circuit Judges, and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.

ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.

The issue presented is whether, for purposes of determining diversity jurisdiction, the citizenship of a limited partnership is the citizenship of all the partners — both general and limited — or of only the general partners. We hold that the citizenship of all the partners is relevant to a determination of the partnership's citizenship.

I.

The plaintiff below, Elston Investment, Ltd. ("Elston"), is a limited...

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