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FREEPORT-McMoRAN INC. v. K N ENERGY, INC.

No. 90-655.

498 U.S. 426 (1991)

FREEPORT-McMoRAN INC. v. K N ENERGY, INC.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided February 19, 1991.

PER CURIAM.

Petitioners seek review of a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, holding that a Federal District Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain their diversity action because they added a nondiverse party after filing their complaint. We grant certiorari and reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.

Petitioners, McMoRan Oil and Gas Company (McMoRan) and its parent company...

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