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FORTSON v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INS. CO.

No. 84-3217.

751 F.2d 1157 (1985)

Jerome FORTSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 8, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathaniel W. Tindall, II, Ronald H. Trybus, Tampa, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas B. Matthews, Tampa, Fla., for defendant-appellee.

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

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 8, 1985.

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Jerome Fortson appeals from the district court's order dismissing his state law claim against St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. ("St. Paul") for lack of diversity of citizenship between the parties. Under federal law, in a direct action against an insurance company asserting a claim against the insured for which the company is liable, the citizenship of the insured is imputed...

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