GOETZ v. AETNA CAS. AND SUR. CO.

No. 82-6027.

710 F.2d 561 (1983)

Linda M. GOETZ, Ryan Craig Goetz, Robert Stephen Goetz, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, Aetna Life and Casualty, and Casualty and Surety Division, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 13, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Mike McCray, Newport Beach, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John L. Endicott, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before SKOPIL, SCHROEDER, and FARRIS, Circuit Judges.


FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their action seeking damages for defendant Aetna Casualty and Surety Company's refusal to pay and delay in paying workers' compensation benefits. The district court dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

FACTS

The essential facts are not disputed. Greg R. Goetz, plaintiffs' husband and father, died in a plane crash in May 1979 while working within the course and scope...

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