BELL v. HOOD

No. 10790.

150 F.2d 96 (1945)

BELL et al. v. HOOD et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Writ of Certiorari Granted October 22, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lorrin Andrews and A. L. Wirin, both of Los Angeles, Cal. (Betty Aronow, of Los Angeles, Cal., of counsel), for appellants.

Charles H. Carr, U. S. Atty., and Ronald Walker, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Los Angeles, Cal., for appellees.

Before MATHEWS, STEPHENS, and BONE, Circuit Judges.


Writ of Certiorari Granted October 22, 1945. See 66 S.Ct. 98.

STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.

The district court ruled that it was without original jurisdiction of the subject matter and dismissed the complaint. Plaintiffs below appeal. For convenience we shall refer to appellees as defendants.

The complaint filed in the district court sounds in tort; the damages prayed for far exceed the jurisdictional requirement as to value in controversy; there is no...

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