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Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger

437 U.S. 365 (1978)
JurisdictionUnited States
Year1978
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Ancillary jurisdiction cannot be used to defeat complete diversity by joining a nondiverse defendant after the original complaint.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — diversity-jurisdiction

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