AVINS v. HANNUM

Civ. A. No. 79-89.

497 F.Supp. 930 (1980)

Alfred AVINS, Plaintiff, v. John B. HANNUM, Clarence R. Moll, Widener College, Inc. and Delaware Law School of Widener College, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

August 21, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred Avins, pro se.

Franklin Poul, Judith R. Cohn, Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen, Philadelphia, Pa., and John F. Cramp, Cramp, D'Iorio, McConchie & Forbes, Media, Pa., for defendants John B. Hannum, Clarence R. Moll, Widener College, Inc. and Delaware Law School of Widener College, Inc.

Beagan, Gannon & Barnard, Media, Pa., for defendants John B. Hannum, Clarence R. Moll, and Widener College, Inc.

Richard M. Shusterman, White & Williams, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant Delaware Law School of Widener College, Inc.


OPINION

BROTMAN, District Judge.1

This is an unusual case brought by the founder and former dean of a law school presenting an interesting exercise in the application of the principles of federal jurisdiction worthy of a law school class in civil procedure. The action was instituted by Alfred Avins, Esquire, who founded and served as the first dean of Delaware Law School (DLS),2 setting forth a diverse...

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