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GROVER v. GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.

No. 84-2427.

776 F.2d 517 (1985)

Linda GROVER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Employers National Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant, v. GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY, et al., Defendants, Commonwealth Associates, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 13, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maughan, Atkinson & Martin, Ltd., Roy Maughan, Baton Rouge, La., for Grover.

Mehaffy, Weber, Keith & Gonsoulin, Arthur R. Almquist, Beaumont, Tex., for Employers National.

Benckenstein, Norvell, Bernsen & Nathan, David Eric Bernsen, Beaumont, Tex., for Com.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge and THORNBERRY, and EDITH HOLLAN JONES, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Plaintiff-appellants, the widow and minor child of the decedent, brought this wrongful death action against a number of defendants, including Commonwealth Associates (Commonwealth). Commonwealth is a Michigan corporation while plaintiffs are citizens of Louisiana. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship and the requisite jurisdictional amount. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332. All defendants except Commonwealth settled or were...

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