CROTWELL v. HOCKMAN-LEWIS LTD.

No. 83-5376.

734 F.2d 767 (1984)

Douglas CROTWELL and Alexandra Crotwell, his wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HOCKMAN-LEWIS LIMITED, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Roundtree, Cocoa, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John D. Kallen, Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before RONEY and VANCE, Circuit Judges, and SIMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge.


RONEY, Circuit Judge:

The district court properly dismissed the complaint in this case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The complaint did not state a cause of action in admiralty, and showed on its face that there was not complete diversity between the parties.

The plaintiffs sued the defendants, Hockman-Lewis Limited, Kellogg American Company, Tropical Shipping and Construction Company, Ltd., Birdsall, Inc., and the M/V "TROPIC DAY" for damages for...

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