Mecom v. Fitzsimmons

284 U.S. 183·1931

What the Court Decided

The Supreme Court reversed a lower court's fraudulent joinder ruling, demonstrating that a dismissed party retains its status in the litigation pending appellate review.

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Cited In

Hain Celestial Group v. Palmquist

2025 Term · 24-724

Respondent cited it to show that a party found to be fraudulently joined remains in the case subject to appellate review — the Court reversed the fraudulent joinder ruling, necessarily meaning the party had remained in the case throughout.