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J.A. OLSON CO. v. CITY OF WINONA, MISS.

No. 86-4408.

818 F.2d 401 (1987)

J.A. OLSON COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF WINONA, MISSISSIPPI, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 3, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank T. Moore, Jr., Jackson, Miss., Ira S. Broadman, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellant.

Walker W. Jones, III, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, JOLLY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

In this case we address the question whether the principal place of business of a corporation that has its executive offices in Chicago and its sole manufacturing plant in Mississippi is an Illinois or Mississippi entity for purposes of diversity jurisdiction.

J.A. Olson Company (Olson), is an Illinois corporation with its sole manufacturing plant in Winona, Mississippi. It brought suit...

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