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NELMS v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO.

No. 72-1276. Summary Calendar.

463 F.2d 1190 (1972)

Edwin NELMS, Individually and as Next Friend for Mark Nelms, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 6, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrel L. Keith, William C. Meier, Fort Worth, Tex., Lattimore, Campbell, Beadles, Wood & Meier, Fort Worth, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

William B. David, Fort Worth, Tex., William B. David, Estil Vance, Jr., Cantey, Hanger, Gooch, Cravens & Munn, Fort Worth, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, GOLDBERG and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant, Edwin Nelms, sued appellee insurance company to recover damages allegedly caused when he was bitten by a dog belonging to his grandfather, a Louisiana resident, while appellant was visiting in Louisiana. The action was brought directly against the grandfather's insurer in the federal district court for the Northern District of Texas on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. The trial court dismissed the action after concluding that the applicable...

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