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NEWSOM v. ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 25594.

397 F.2d 280 (1968)

John D. NEWSOM, Jr. for the use and benefit of his minor son, John D. Newsom, III, Appellant, v. ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

June 17, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patsy Joe McDowell, Arthur Cobb, Baton Rouge, La., for appellant.

Charles W. Franklin, William H. Cooper, Jr., Franklin & Keogh, Baton Rouge, La., for appellee.

Before WISDOM and COLEMAN, Circuit Judges, and BOYLE, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Newsom, a citizen of Louisiana, brought this direct action in tort against Zurich, an alien corporation, for damages arising out of an accident between Newsom's son and Zurich's insured, a Louisiana citizen. The district court dismissed the action, relying on 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (c). We affirm.

Section 1332(c), conferring federal court jurisdiction in diversity suits, originally provided only that "For the purposes of this section * * * a corporation...

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