AYALA v. UNITED STATES

No. 76-1899.

550 F.2d 1196 (1977)

Pedro AYALA et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellees. NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OMAHA et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellees. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellees. PEOPLE OF the STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellees. SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellees. TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE GROUP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellees. The AMERICAN STAR INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellees. SEQUOIA INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellees. MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellees. VANGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellees. AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO. et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 16, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald J. Adler, argued, Crow, Lytle & Gilwee, Lloyd Hinkelman, argued, Kronick, Moskovits, Tiedemann & Girard, Sacramento, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

James Brown, argued, Sacramento, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

John L. Rogers, III, argued, Hopkins, Sutter, Mulroy, Davis & Cromartie, Chicago, Ill., for amicus to support appellees.

Before WRIGHT, KILKENNY, and CHOY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 16, 1977.

CHOY, Circuit Judge:

The State of California, 28 individuals, and 45 insurance companies appeal from the district court's dismissal of claims against appellee Pullman, Inc. for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for further proceedings.

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