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PURDY v. AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY

No. 18762.

296 F.2d 196 (1961)

Florence PURDY et al., Appellants, v. AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

November 17, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Hardy and Hardy, Odom & Steele, Tyler, Tex., for appellants.

John D. Rienstra and King, Sharfstein & Rienstra, Beaumont, Tex., for appellee.

Before CAMERON, BROWN and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.

CAMERON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents only the question whether the court below had jurisdiction of this diversity action brought by appellee Aetna to set aside the award of $11,600.00 by the Industrial Accident Board of the State of Texas upon a death claim made by the family and attorneys of Walter Bethel Purdy under the Texas Workmen's Compensation Act.1 Appellants, the Purdys and their attorneys, raise one point only —...

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