ANDERSON v. STOFFLE

No. 21472.

339 F.2d 214 (1964)

Jearry D. ANDERSON, Appellant, v. M. Wayne STOFFLE and Milton H. Finger, d/b/a Stoffle & Finger, Architects, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 3, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irwin L. Tunis, New Orleans, La., for appellant.

Ralph L. Kaskell, Jr., Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, La., for appellees, John F. Tooley, Jr., New Orleans, La., of counsel.

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


PER CURIAM.

The appellant brought an action in a federal district court seeking damages for personal injuries and claiming negligence of the appellees. Federal jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship. The appellees denied that the requisite diversity of citizenship existed. The court tried the jurisdictional issue and, finding for the appellees, dismissed the action. From the judgment of dismissal this appeal was taken.

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