RAFTER v. NEWARK INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 211, Docket 30132.

355 F.2d 185 (1966)

Robert V. RAFTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEWARK INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided January 20, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert V. Rafter, pro se.

Jerome Murray, New York City (Arnold J. Bai and L. Douglas Shrader, Bridgeport, Conn., on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before MOORE, SMITH and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant sued appellee insurance company, surety on a Connecticut sheriff's penal bond in the amount of $10,000, claiming $20,000 damages. The action was brought in the Southern District of New York and transferred to the District of Connecticut. The District Court, William H. Timbers, Chief Judge, dismissed the action as not involving the jurisdictional amount and plaintiff appealed. We find the ruling correct and affirm the judgment of dismissal.

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