HARDWARE MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY v. McINTYRE

No. 18557.

304 F.2d 566 (1962)

HARDWARE MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Adam McINTYRE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

June 20, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Benckenstein, Beaumont, Tex., for appellant.

Raymond T. R. Tatum, Beaumont, Tex., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and HUTCHESON and JONES, Circuit Judges.


TUTTLE, Chief Judge.

The single question presented by this appeal is whether the District Court properly dismissed appellant's suit for want of jurisdiction on the ground that the matter in controversy, exclusive of interest and costs, did not exceed the sum of $10,000 as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1332. For the reasons hereafter stated, we affirm the judgment of the District Court.

On January 15, 1960, the appellee, Adam McIntyre, a resident of Texas, was...

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