B., Inc. v. Miller Brewing Company

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1981-12-10

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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. <p "b61…

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