MOUNTAIN STATES MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY v. FIELDING

No. 22731.

353 F.2d 195 (1965)

MOUNTAIN STATES MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Earl FIELDING, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 2, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam J. Day, Fort Worth, Tex., Brown, Day & Crowley, Fort Worth, Tex., on the brief, for appellant.

Kelly Jacobs, Fort Worth, Tex., Jacobs & Lipscomb, Fort Worth, Tex., and James F. Fanning, Comanche, Tex., on the brief, for appellee.

Before RIVES, BROWN and MOORE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The sole question in this appeal is whether the District Court was correct in holding that the amount in controversy exceeded the statutory minimum of $10,000 exclusive of interest and costs. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332(a). See generally Horton v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 1961, 367 U.S. 348, 81 S.Ct. 1570, 6 L.Ed.2d 890. The suit under the Texas Workmen's Compensation Act, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann.

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