GOULD v. MUT. LIFE INS. CO. OF NEW YORK

Nos. 85-3833, 85-4163.

790 F.2d 769 (1986)

Harriet M. GOULD, an unremarried widow, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a foreign corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vaughn E. Evans, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert M. Kraft, Frank Draper, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellee.

Before: WRIGHT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and CROCKER, Senior District Judge.


EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

At issue are the competing concerns of the finality of judgments and the limited subject matter jurisdiction of federal courts. Mrs. Gould asks this court to reconsider its previous determination of subject matter jurisdiction. She contends that removal was improper and the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. Her contentions fail because of the procedural posture of the case: the district court has entered final judgment...

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